This book aims to trace the development of Europe and its civilization, from the decline of the Roman Empire to the opening of the sixteenth century. The Table of Contents indicates the general plan of the book, which is to treat medieval Europe as a whole and to hang the story upon a single thread, rather than to recount as distinct narratives the respective histories of France, England, Germany, Italy, and other countries of modern Europe.
Content:
The Roman Empire
The Barbarian World Outside the Empire
The Decline of the Roman Empire
The Barbarian Invasions: 378-511 A.D.
"The City of God"
German Kingdoms in the West
Justinian and the Byzantine Empire
Gregory the Great and Western Christendom
The Rise and Spread of Mohammedanism
The Frankish State and Charlemagne
The Northmen and Other New Invaders
The Feudal Land System and Feudal Society
Feudal States of Europe
The Growth of the Medieval Church
The Expansion of Christendom and the Crusades
The Rise of Towns and Gilds
The Italian Cities
French, Flemish, English, and German Towns
The Medieval Revival of Learning
Medieval Literature
The Medieval Cathedrals
The Church Under Innocent III
Innocent III and the States of Europe
The Growth of National Institutions in England
The Growth of Royal Power in France
The Hundred Years War
Germany in the Later Middle Ages
Eastern Europe in the Later Middle Ages
The Papacy and Its Opponents in the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Centuries
The Italian Renaissance: Politics and Humanism
The Italian Renaissance: Fine Arts and Voyages of Discovery
The Rise of Absolutism and of the Middle Class