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The Medieval Period

The Medieval Period is a six-book introduction to European history from the end of the western Roman Empire to the early Renaissance. Its subjects include the early medieval centuries, the Black Death, the Hundred Years’ War, Joan of Arc and the institutions of medieval inquisition.

The series balances broad chronological surveys with focused studies of war, religion and epidemic disease. The books stand independently and are not intended as a numbered narrative.

Reading order

Books in this series (6 books)

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1. Joan of Arc

Captivating History

4.4(76)

Joan of Arc is a concise historical biography focused on a Heroine of France and Her Role During the Lancastrian Phase of the Hundred Years’ War. It follows the subject’s rise, exercise of power and relationship with the institutions and conflicts of the period. The account…

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2. The Black Death

Captivating History

4.0(239)

The Black Death is an accessible survey of the Deadliest Pandemic in Medieval Europe and Human History. It introduces the principal chronology, institutions and turning points while locating the subject within its regional and international setting. The book connects political and military developments with social, economic,…

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3. The Dark Ages

Captivating History

4.1(250)

The Dark Ages is an accessible survey of the Period Between the Fall of the Roman Empire and the Renaissance. It introduces the principal chronology, institutions and turning points while locating the subject within its regional and international setting. The book connects political and military developments…

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4. The Hundred Years’ War

Captivating History

4.1(94)

The Hundred Years’ War is an accessible non-fiction account of the Conflicts Between the English House of Plantagenet and the French House of Valois That Took Place During the Middle Ages. It establishes the causes, chronology and principal phases of the conflict while explaining the political…

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5. The Inquisition

Captivating History

4.1(208)

The Inquisition is an accessible survey of the Medieval, Spanish, Portuguese, and Roman Inquisitions. It introduces the principal chronology, institutions and turning points while locating the subject within its regional and international setting. The book connects political and military developments with social, economic, religious and cultural…

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6. The Middle Ages

Captivating History

4.1(131)

The Middle Ages is an accessible survey of the History of Europe, Starting from the Fall of the Western Roman Empire Through the Black Death to the Beginning of the Renaissance. It introduces the principal chronology, institutions and turning points while locating the subject within its…