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The Oxford History of Medieval Europe

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This is the most authoritative account of life in Medieval Europe between the fall of the Roman Empire and the coming of the Renaissance.

Full coverage is given to all aspects of life in a thousand-year period which saw the creation of western civilization: from the empires and kingdoms of Charlemagne, the Byzantines, and the Hundred Years War, to the ideals of the crusades, the building of great cathedrals and the social catastrophe of the Black Death; the cultural worlds of chivalric knights, popular festivals, and new art forms. The chapters show the movement of the centre of gravity in European life from the Mediterranean to the north; and the authors explore the contrast between Byzantine and Renaissance cultures in the south and the new, complex political and social structures of north-west Europe, which by 1300 had the most advanced civilization the world had ever seen.
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  1. ISBN-10
    0192801333
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    978-0192801333
  3. Publisher
    Oxford University Press
  4. Publication date
    March 7, 2002
  5. Language
    English
  6. Dimensions
    7.83 x 0.88 x 5.08 inches
  7. Print length
    416 pages
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George Holmes is Chichele Professor of Medieval History at the University of Oxford. He has also been a History Delegate to Oxford University Press.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Oxford University Press (March 7, 2002)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 416 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0192801333
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0192801333
  • Lexile measure ‏ : ‎ 1490L
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.83 x 0.88 x 5.08 inches
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Farmer Brown
5.0 out of 5 stars Minutely thorough yet readable.
Reviewed in the United States on February 24, 2023
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What I didn't know about Medieval Europe could fill a book -- this book. Very thorough yet enjoyable reading. It will take many reading sessions to thoroughly study this topic. Probably little known and understood about this great European era in the U.S.A.
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Constantino Sulopulos
5.0 out of 5 stars Great read for a summary of Medieval Europe.
Reviewed in the United States on July 21, 2021
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 Great book. Great intro to the medieval History of Europe. Great idea to part it in Northern and Southern European History for every SUB-period of the Middle Ages; thus you ger the six chapters from six different specialists.
Also great summaries in the political and cultural. Somehow good in social and religion; not too much on the economical side.
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Raphael
4.0 out of 5 stars Dated but still a good source of information
Reviewed in the United States on February 20, 2023
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The book is a collection of six essays of approximately 70 pages each, and each essay surveys about four centuries of the Middle Ages, three dedicated to Northern Europe and three to Mediterranean Europe. Overall it is easy to ready and pleasant, but the quality of the essays varies substantially from (in my opinion) mediocre to excellent. The book was written in the end of last century, so several points made by the authors are at least outdated, as is the whole bibliography (which is a natural consequence). Although this book needs and even deserves a big revision and update, it is still a good source of information for the Middle Ages.
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Donna C.
5.0 out of 5 stars Very helpful for lovers of Medieval European history
Reviewed in the United States on May 11, 2016
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I purchased this book for a graduate school class. Well written by reputable scholars and easy to comprehend. Although it is required reading for the course, I am gaining a great deal of valuable information regarding Medieval Europe.
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MissM1984
5.0 out of 5 stars LOVE
Reviewed in the United States on December 21, 2012
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Boyfriend loves this book and he reads it all the time especially to his classes in college that he works in
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William J. Romanos, III
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Basic Introduction.
Reviewed in the United States on June 17, 2008
This survey of the history of Medieval Europe consisting of separate topical essays in chapter form and is an excellent basic introduction. In such a short volume it is difficult to provide a fully comprehensive look at Medieval Europe, but this book comes close.

It should be read by any reader either embarking on the study in detail of the Medieval Europe or one who has read a couple in-depth treatments but desires an overview.

Overall this book is a solid introduction to some of the most important historiography and is an excellent fundamental introduction. I highly recommend it.
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bookhoarder_07
4.0 out of 5 stars This is a good book for those interested in this period of history, or those who want to know more, it's also a good reference
Reviewed in the United States on May 17, 2018
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Oxford History... so you know right there its a great book. I mean, Oxford was there in the Middle Ages, A big plus is that book it is fully modern, meaning you are not left on your own to translate Latin or Medieval French phrases (you will run into this on older books about this period--go back far enough and English isn't even an option in England).

As far as this period of history goes, Norman Cantor is my favorite. But this is a great book, it covers most of the important happenings, it goes into descriptions of customs and dress, it is endlessly fascinating for anyone looking for history books covering the Medieval period of European history (aka the Middle Ages, or the now never used Dark Ages--which isn't an accurate description of the period, although it was an accurate description of the modern mind that wanted to look down on people it did not know, and couldn't be bothered to try to understand in the context of history)..
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Kurt Dempsey
5.0 out of 5 stars Oxfprd History
Reviewed in the United States on February 23, 2008
Good Book to take an overall look at Medieval History, pleased with the time it took to get it and the condition of the book>
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Francisco Vargas
4.0 out of 5 stars Very good.
Reviewed in Brazil on April 26, 2022
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It's a very good book, although there are some points thar could have been explored in more depht, such as Byzantine society as a whole and the Crusades. But it's a great work all the same.
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Paul
5.0 out of 5 stars I was looking for a nice overview of the medieval period and this is about ...
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 2, 2017
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I was looking for a nice overview of the medieval period and this is about as good as I can ask for. I studied History about a decade ago focusing on the medieval era and so this book nor the period are completely new to me but I think it's a good introduction for those who haven't studied ancient/medieval history before. At a tenner (kindle version), I'm completely satisfied
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5.0 out of 5 stars very sweet
Reviewed in India on July 29, 2017
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very sweet
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Alberto Díaz Justo
3.0 out of 5 stars Not the kind of history book I was looking for
Reviewed in Spain on March 20, 2015
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I wanted more a story on History than a proper History book. This one fits the second characteristic way better.

A big problem of the book is that it lacks unity. Several people working at the same time on book project may be for good or for bad. This case was a bad one.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Interesting book
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 13, 2019
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Interesting book, prompt delivery
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