Barbarian Europe
by Gerald simons
- New York Time-Life Books 1968
- 192 p.
Includes Bibliography and Index
The twilight of Rome -- The Germanic kingdoms -- Kings and clerics -- Bonds of custom -- Charlemagne's Europe -- The Viking marauders -- The feudal order -- A new Europe.
A six-hundred-year history of medieval Europe, covering the spread of Christianity to barbaric tribes; the rise of parliamentary government and the stabilization of nation states; the development of court and jury justice; the revival and expansion of trade; the growth of towns, feudal life, and education; and the new trends in art and architecture.