The History of Medieval Europe
The Development of Europe and Its Civilization - From the Decline of the Roman Empire to the Beginning of the Sixteenth CenturyBy Lynn Thorndike
Length24h 24m
About this audiobook
This book aims to trace the development of Europe and its civilization, from the decline of the Roman Empire to the opening of the sixteenth century. The Table of Contents indicates the general plan of the book, which is to treat medieval Europe as a whole and to hang the story upon a single thread, rather than to recount as distinct narratives the respective histories of France, England, Germany, Italy, and other countries of modern Europe.
Content:
The Roman Empire
The Barbarian World Outside the Empire
The Decline of the Roman Empire
The Barbarian Invasions: 378-511 A.D.
"The City of God"
German Kingdoms in the West
Justinian and the Byzantine Empire
Gregory the Great and Western Christendom
The Rise and Spread of Mohammedanism
The Frankish State and Charlemagne
The Northmen and Other New Invaders
The Feudal Land System and Feudal Society
Feudal States of Europe
The Growth of the Medieval Church
The Expansion of Christendom and the Crusades
The Rise of Towns and Gilds
The Italian Cities
French, Flemish, English, and German Towns
The Medieval Revival of Learning
Medieval Literature
The Medieval Cathedrals
The Church Under Innocent III
Innocent III and the States of Europe
The Growth of National Institutions in England
The Growth of Royal Power in France
The Hundred Years War
Germany in the Later Middle Ages
Eastern Europe in the Later Middle Ages
The Papacy and Its Opponents in the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Centuries
The Italian Renaissance: Politics and Humanism
The Italian Renaissance: Fine Arts and Voyages of Discovery
The Rise of Absolutism and of the Middle Class
Audiobook details
GenreHistory
Length24 hrs 24 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateFeb 20, 2019
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1The History of Medieval Europe
19Chapter XVI The Expansion of Christendom and the Crusades
2Preface
20Chapter XVII The Rise of Towns and Gilds
3Chronological Table
21Chapter XVIII The Italian Cities
4Chapter I The Study of History
22Chapter XIX French, Flemish, English, and German Towns
5Chapter II The Roman Empire
23Chapter XX The Medieval Revival of Learning
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6Chapter III The Barbarian World Outside the Empire
24Chapter XXI Medieval Literature
7Chapter IV The Decline of the Roman Empire
25Chapter XXII The Medieval Cathedrals
8Chapter V The Barbarian Invasions: 378-511 A.D.
26Chapter XXIII The Church Under Innocent III
9Chapter VI "The City of God"
27Chapter XXIV Innocent III and the States of Europe
10Chapter VII German Kingdoms in the West
28Chapter XXV The Growth of National Institutions in England
11Chapter VIII Justinian and the Byzantine Empire
29Chapter XXVI The Growth of Royal Power in France
12Chapter IX Gregory the Great and Western Christendom
30Chapter XXVII The Hundred Years War
13Chapter X The Rise and Spread of Mohammedanism
31Chapter XXVIII Germany in the Later Middle Ages
14Chapter XI The Frankish State and Charlemagne
32Chapter XXIX Eastern Europe in the Later Middle Ages
15Chapter XII The Northmen and Other New Invaders
33Chapter XXX The Papacy and Its Opponents in the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Centuries
16Chapter XIII The Feudal Land System and Feudal Society
34Chapter XXXI The Italian Renaissance: Politics and Humanism
17Chapter XIV Feudal States of Europe
35Chapter XXXII The Italian Renaissance: Fine Arts and Voyages of Discovery
18Chapter XV The Growth of the Medieval Church
36Chapter XXXIII The Rise of Absolutism and of the Middle Class
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