Early medieval Europe, 300-1000 /

"This third edition of a classic textbook history of early medieval Europe is fully updated, rebalanced and revised to take account of the latest scholarship. Collins provides even greater treatment of the period 500-1000 and expands the geographical coverage of the book. Maps also feature in t...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Collins, Roger, 1949-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2010.
Edition:3rd ed.
Series:Palgrave history of Europe.
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Table of Contents:
  • Machine generated contents note: Chronology of Main Events
  • Maps
  • Preface to the First Edition
  • Preface to the Second Edition
  • Preface to the Third Edition
  • Introduction
  • Crisis and Change in the Roman Empire, 235-305
  • The Age of Constantine, 305-350
  • Protecting the Empire, 350-395
  • From the Battle of Adrianople to the Sack of Rome, 378-410
  • A Divided City: the Christian Church, 300-460
  • The Warlords
  • The New Kingdoms
  • The Twilight of the West, 518-568
  • Constantinople, Persia and the Arabs
  • Decadent and Do-Nothing Kings, 511-711
  • From Britain to the Kingdoms of the Angles, 410-874
  • The Lombards in Italy, c.540-712
  • The Parting of East and West
  • Monks and Missionaries
  • Francia Revived, 714-768
  • Charlemagne, 768-814
  • The Carolingian Regime
  • 'The Dissension of Kings', 814-911
  • 'The Desolation of the Pagans'
  • The Empire Revived, 875-1002
  • The New Constantine: Otto III, 983-1002
  • The Western Frontiers of Christendom: Spain, 711-1037
  • Abbreviations
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index.