Description
By H. E. Marshall. A wonderfully-written masterpiece of storytelling, originally designed for younger readers but which became popular with all ages because of its easy-to-read narrative, this book tells the story of the development of all the European nations from the time of the fall of the Roman Empire until just after the Reformation.
Acknowledged as an ideal introduction to the history of the European Middle Ages, this book is written in a rollicking early twentieth century style which pulls no punches in describing the racial issues which confronted Europe, as this quote from the section on the Ottoman invasion of Europe illustrates:
“The Ottoman Turks were the last barbarian tribe to settle upon European soil. They did not disappear like the Huns, they were not driven forth like the Saracens, they have in no way become Europeanized like the Hungarians or Magyars, they have remained Asiatic and alien, a blot upon the map of Europe to this day.”
Contains the full text and all the original charts, maps and tables.
Contents
Chapter I: The Barbarians Invade the Roman Empire
Chapter II: The Rise of the Franks
Chapter III: The Barbarians Rule in Rome
Chapter IV: The Rise and Fall of Justinian’s Empire—The Role of the Eastern Empire
Chapter V: Gregory the Great Lays the Foundation of Papal Power
Chapter VI: The Rise of Mohammedanism
Chapter VII: The Conquest of Spain by the Arabs
Chapter VII: The Defeat of the Saracens—The Rise of the Carolingians—The Donation of Pepin
Chapter IX: The Reign of Charlemagne—The Beginning of the Holy Roman Empire
Chapter X: The Treaty of Verdun—The Beginning of France, Italy, and Germany
Chapter XI: The Coming of the Northmen
Chapter XII: The Northmen in France and England
Chapter XIII: The Beginning of Russia
Chapter XIV: The Norman Kingdom of Sicily
Chapter XV: The Beginning of Scandinavia—Denmark and Sweden
Chapter XVI: The Beginning of Scandinavia—Norway
Chapter XVII: The Feudal System
Chapter XVIII: Tournament and Feudal Warfare
Chapter XIX: The Holy Roman Empire—Saxon Emperors
Chapter XX: The Holy Roman Empire—The Struggle between Pope and Emperor
Chapter XXI: The Progress of France towards Nationality
Chapter XXII: Knighthood
Chapter XXIII: The Beginning of the Crusades
Chapter XXIV: The Crusades: The Christian Kingdom of Jerusalem—The Founding of the Great Orders of Knighthood
Chapter XXV: The Crusades: The Latin Empire of Constantinople
Chapter XXVI: The Effect of the Crusades—The Fall of Constantinople
Chapter XXVII: The Holy Roman Empire—Strife with the Popes—Commercial Progress
Chapter XXVIII: France: The Captivity of the Popes—The Beginning of the Hundred Years’ War
Chapter XXIX: France: The Hundred Years’ War
Chapter XXX: Germany: Continued Struggles with the Pope
Chapter XXXI: France: The End of the Hundred Years’ War—The Reign of Louis XI
Chapter XXXII: The Moors Driven Out Of Spain—Spain Begins to Count among the Nations of Europe
Chapter XXXIII: Changes In Europe Caused by the Discovery of the New World
Chapter XXXIV: The Progress of Russia
Chapter XXXV: The Rise of Switzerland
Chapter XXXVI: The Beginning of Italian Unity Shattered
Chapter XXXVII: The Struggle between France and Spain for Supremacy in Italy
Chapter XXXVIII: The Renaissance
Chapter XXXIX: The New Astronomy
Chapter XL: The Beginning of the Reformation
Chapter XLI: Reformation Period—Germany
Chapter XLII: Reformation Period—Switzerland and France
Chapter XLIII: Reformation Period—England and Scandinavia
Chapter XLIV: Reformation Period—Spain, Portugal, the Netherlands, and Italy
Chapter XLV: The effect of American conquests on Spain
Index
Chronological Tables
201 pages. Paperback.
