Medieval history - An introduction #1003412

This volume is structured as a concise guide for newcomers to Medieval History, offering to students a clear orientation through essential events and figures rather than specialized analysis. Across seventeen chapters, it traces the millennium from Late Antiquity’s Roman transformations to the dawn of the modern world, highlighting Europe’s ties with the Mediterranean and beyond. Through crises and renewal—from the Carolingian Empire to the explorations of 15th century—the Middle Ages emerge as a dynamic era of cultural creativity and institutional evolution, laying the foundations of modern Europe and the global World.