{"product_id":"medieval-history-for-dummies-isbn-9780470747834","title":"Medieval History For Dummies","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRattle through 1000 years of horrible history, from the fifth century to the sixteenth century\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFamine, plague and public execution – the medieval period wasn't the best time for some, but heroic rulers like Charlemagne, William the Conqueror and Henry V made sure that it was full of action. Brimming with facts, this book helps you get under the skin of the people who lived at the time, from impoverished peasants to opulent monarchs. From the Dark Ages to the Renaissance and all the upheavals in between, this book takes the pain out of medieval history.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Black Death\u003c\/b\u003e – assess the deadly pandemic that swept through Britain and Europe killing millions of people\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Holy Roman Empire strikes back\u003c\/b\u003e – understand how the empire fought to maintain its position\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eFalling apart\u003c\/b\u003e – witness the arrival of powerful armies from the east and invaders from the north, and the dramatic effects of religious schisms\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eHeading for the Holy Land\u003c\/b\u003e – uncover the reasons why crusading became so popular, and ultimately so unsuccessful, between the eleventh and fourteenth centuries\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eLiving in the medieval world\u003c\/b\u003e – understand the lives of monks and monarchs, peasants and popes, and travellers and traders of the period\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eWaging conflicts, battles and wars\u003c\/b\u003e – a look through the troubles that shaped the medieval age; from the fall of the Roman Empire to the Wars of the Roses\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOpen the book and find:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhy the peasants revolted\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhere Chaucer gained inspiration to write The Canterbury Tales\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhich religious groups fought for power\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow the Magna Carta shaped our present-day legal system\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhy the Vikings may have got to America before Columbus\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProfiles of the best and worst medieval monarchs\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow Joan of Arc made her name\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe great and grisly histories of surviving medieval castles\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGo to Dummies.com\u003c\/b\u003e for videos, step-by-step examples, how-to articles or to shop!\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I: Starting Up the Middle Ages(450 - 800) 7\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 1: Journeying Back to the Middle Ages: When, Where, What, Who? 9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 2: Finishing Off the Roman Empire and Entering the (Not So) Dark Ages 19\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3: Settling in England with the Anglo-Saxons 33\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 4: Organising Early France \u0026amp; Germany: The Merovingians and Carolingians 45\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 5: Becoming Great: Charlemagne and the New Roman Empire 57\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II: Forming the Basis of Europe(850 - 1100) 69\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 6: Laying the Foundations of Europe 71\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 7: Linking East and West: Islam in Europe 83\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 8: Invading from the North: The Vikings 97\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 9: Splitting the Church: Schisms between East and West 113\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 10: Revving Up the 'Real' Middle Ages with the Normans 125\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III: Waging Holy War: Crusading at Home and Abroad(1050 - 1300) 145\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 11: Uncovering the Origins of the Crusades 147\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 12: Waging the First Crusade: 1096 - 1099 159\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 13: Struggling for Power: Popes Versus Monarchs 175\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 14: Waging the Second Crusade and Crusading at Home 189\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 15: Pitting Richard I Against Saladin: The Third Crusade 205\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 16: Following the Fourth Crusade and Other Failures 219\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV: Dealing with Domestic Dramas: Parliament, Priories and Plagues(1200 - 1300) 237\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 17: Having Trouble in England: John, Henry III and Edward I 239\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 18: Meeting Medieval Monks and Merchants 255\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 19: Piling On the Popes: Avignon and the Antipopes 269\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 20: Facing God’s Judgement: Dealing with the Black Death 281\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart V: Ending the Middle and Beginning the Age of Discovery(1300 - 1492) 293\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 21: Beginning One Hundred Years of War 295\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 22: Pausing the War: Dealing with Unrest at Home 311\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 23: Turning the Tide of War (Twice!): Henry V and Joan of Arc 321\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 24: Moving On from the Medieval Era 335\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart VI: The Part of Tens 345\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 25: Ten Rubbish Rulers 347\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 26: Ten Medieval Pastimes 353\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 27: Ten Great Castles 359\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 28: Ten Medieval People Who Changed the World 365\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 29: Ten Great Medieval Innovations 371\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 375\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\"... a comprehensive guide to political, religious and cultural life in the Middle Ages.\" (\u003cem\u003eMedway Messenger,\u003c\/em\u003e June 2010)   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStephen Batchelor\u003c\/b\u003e is Head of School for Creative and Visual Arts at MidKent College and has taught ancient history and classical studies for many years. Stephen has written book reviews for \u003ci\u003eCurrent Archaeology\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHistory Today, \u003c\/i\u003e and is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Ancient Greeks For Dummies. \u003c\/i\u003e   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRattle through 1000 years of horrible history, from the fifth century to the sixteenth century\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFamine, plague and public execution – the medieval period wasn’t the best time for some, but heroic rulers like Charlemagne, William the Conqueror and Henry V made sure that it was full of action. Brimming with facts, this book helps you get under the skin of the people who lived at the time, from impoverished peasants to opulent monarchs. 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