Outlines of Medieval History [Paperback]

This 1924 second edition of a 1919 original presents a wide-ranging history of medieval Europe.This 1924 second edition of a 1919 original is a wide-ranging history of medieval Europe which describes 'the wild but purposeful convulsions by which modern Europe was made', beginning with the fall of the Western Roman Empire and moving through to the 16th century.This 1924 second edition of a 1919 original is a wide-ranging history of medieval Europe which describes 'the wild but purposeful convulsions by which modern Europe was made', beginning with the fall of the Western Roman Empire and moving through to the 16th century.First published in 1924 as the second edition of a 1919 original, Previt?-Orton's wide-ranging history of medieval Europe describes 'the wild but purposeful convulsions by which modern Europe was made', beginning with the fall of the Western Roman Empire and moving through to the 16th century. The text is enhanced by genealogical tables, a list of recommended books and seven maps, and will be of value to anyone interested in this important historical period.Introduction; 1. The barbarian migrations; 2. The Eastern Empire and the Saracens; 3. The fusion of faces in Western Europe; 4. The development of feudalism; 5. The Papal monarchy; 6. The East and the crusades; 7. The fall of the Western Empire and of the Papal theocracy; 8. France and England; 9. The councils and the Italian renaissance; 10. The East and the Turks; 11. The despotic monarchies; Tables; Index.