Christopher Brooke byl britský medievalista, který se soustředil na církevní historii. Jeho práce se ponořila do složitostí středověkého náboženství a jeho dopadu na společnost. Brooke zkoumal duchovní a institucionální krajinu této doby s důkladností a vhledem. Jeho analýza osvětluje formování středověké Evropy.
A practical handbook for retired investors and those approaching retirement explores the ways in which a shift from a "wealth accumulation" to a "wealth preservation" approach affects investment strategy, discussing a variety of retirement investment options, including real estate, health care, leisure, construction, entertainment, and the future of stocks, bonds, and dividends.
In nine chapters, medieval life is vividly and evocatively portrayed in all its shades. Through images and text, a colorful and flourishing world emerges before our eyes, despite the backdrop of war, cruelty, hardship, and death: the Western medieval period. The grandeur of knights and emperors, the tranquil world of monasteries and monks, fervent piety, indulgent pleasures, and humble expectations of death are all explored. The blossoming of science and civic diligence, the roles of merchants and the economy, as well as the lives of kings and castles, are intricately woven together to present a comprehensive picture of this rich historical era.
An introduction which explores the emergence of the distinctive character of medievel Europe from 962-1154. The text covers key themes including the reform and revival of the Papcy, the heyday of the medieval Empire, the rise of the Normans and the early Crusades.
The 400 years covered by this volume saw two Danish invasions and the Norman Conquest of England. Each conquest carried with it extensive political and social changes. Alfred began the work of creating a unified kingdom out of the shambles of the smaller kingdoms that had fallen under Viking raids. The ninth and tenth centuries saw the settlement of the Danes and the eleventh the emergence of a strong monarchy under the Danish King Cnut. "With the English kingdom grew up the first semblance of national institutions," writes Professor Brooks--institutions of central and local government which made the English monarchy among the most mature in the Europe of its time.... These established institutions were not destroyed by the Normans; they adapted and developed them. Although England had had close ties with the continent before the Conquest, after 1066 English cultural and social life was greatly enriched through the French influence. During this time the Church was finding new inspiration in monastic and papal reform and a great intellectual revival culminated in the creation of universities. Professor Brooke describes all the cultural and political developments of these years and shows how the reign of Henry III ushered in a "great age of art and architecture" and a "new attitude to government," which began to work by consent of the governed.