Includes bibliographical references and index.

"A Short History of the Middle Ages" is a succinct narrative overview of the shape of medieval history from c. 300 to c. 1500. Each chapter covers a "slice of time" and integrates culture, politics, and social issues, covering the key events, ideas, people, and transformations of the period. Incorporating the research advances of the last decades, Rosenwein places Europe in the context of the Byzantine, Mongol, and Ottoman empires and of the Islamic world. The histories of women, of Jews, and of heretics are all important parts of this story, and the text includes a fully illustrated mini-history of medieval art and architecture. Twenty-three color plates and thirty-six maps are included, along with genealogical tables, and lists of key dates. -- From publisher's description.

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