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Medieval Europe

By: Chris Wickham
Narrated by: Derek Perkins
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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 a single volume. Yet distinguished historian Chris Wickham has taken up the challenge in this landmark book, and he succeeds in producing the most riveting account of medieval Europe in a generation.

Tracking the entire sweep of the Middle Ages across Europe, Wickham focuses on important changes century by century, including such pivotal crises and moments as the fall of the western Roman Empire, Charlemagne's reforms, the feudal revolution, the challenge of heresy, the destruction of the Byzantine Empire, the rebuilding of late medieval states, and the appalling devastation of the Black Death. He provides illuminating vignettes that underscore how shifting social, economic, and political circumstances affected individual lives and international events. Wickham offers both a new conception of Europe's medieval period and a provocative revision of exactly how and why the Middle Ages matter.

©2016 Chris Wickham (P)2017 Blackstone Audio, Inc. Europe Medieval Middle Ages Imperialism Africa Inspiring Ottoman Empire Italy War United Kingdom Middle East Ancient History Crusade Renaissance World History
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This book serves as both an introduction to the history of medieval Europe and a discussion of the current state of play in medieval historiography (and more). It is mindful of the entire world-system ie Byzantium especially (and Islam) but remains focused and functional.

The narrator was also excellent.

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I loved this bird's eye overwiev of medieval European history. Some ideas were fresh to me and I really liked that the author argued with the established tenets.
Reading was really easy to listen to.

Superb comparative history

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Extremely well covered topic. But the narrative is so monotonous. Fell asleep a few times

Very interesting, but a boring narrator

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More of a textbook for students rather than a listenable story, incredibly dense on dry subject matter. It's not digestible by Audiobook if you plan on listening while doing other things. Nothing wrong with the book itself, it's just not suitable for the morning commute!

Basically a textbook

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Well structured, easy to understand as hobby reading but full of valuable knowledge though. Recommended

Perfect narration. Consistent story

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