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Medieval Europe by Chris Wickham
Category: History
The millennium between the breakup of the western Roman Empire and the Reformation was a long and hugely transformative period-one not easily chronicled within the scope of a few hundred pages. Yet distinguished historian Chris Wickham has taken up the challenge in this landmark book, and he succeeds in ...Show more
Medieval Europe by Chris Wickham
Category: History
A spirited and thought-provoking history of the vast changes that transformed Europe during the 1,000-year span of the Middle Ages The millennium between the breakup of the western Roman Empire and the Reformation was a long and hugely transformative period-one not easily chronicled within the scope of ...Show more
Sleepwalking into a New World : The Emergence of Italian City Communes in the Twelfth Century by Chris Wickham
Category: History | Series: The Lawrence Stone Lectures
The Donkey and the Boat - Reinterpreting the Mediterranean Economy, 950-1180 by Chris Wickham
Category: History
A new account of the Mediterranean economy in the 10th to 12th centuries, forcing readers to entirely rethink the underlying logic to medieval economic systems. Chris Wickham re-examines documentary and archaeological sources to give a detailed account of both individual economies, and their relationshi ...Show more
The Inheritance of Rome by Chris Wickham
Category: History
The world known as the 'Dark Ages', often seen as a time of barbarism, was in fact the crucible in which modern Europe would be created. Chris Wickham's acclaimed history shows how this period, encompassing people such as Goths, Franks, Vandals, Byzantines, Arabs, Anglo-Saxons and Vikings, was central t ...Show more
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