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Middle Ages : A Captivating Guide to the Dark Ages and Black Death, Hardback Book

Middle Ages : A Captivating Guide to the Dark Ages and Black Death Hardback

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If you want to discover the captivating history of the Middle Ages, then keep reading...

Two captivating manuscripts in one book:

  • The Dark Ages: A Captivating Guide to the Period Between the Fall of the Roman Empire and the Renaissance
  • The Black Death: A Captivating Guide to the Deadliest Pandemic in Medieval Europe and Human History

Following the fall of Rome in 476 CE, the entire dynamic of Europe underwent a complete shift in power and culture. The Dark Ages was an interesting period of about six centuries, and during it, Europe was still trying to figure out what it was and how it would survive the chaos that followed the fall of Rome.

Some of the topics covered in part 1 of this book include:

  • The Misconception of the Dark Ages
  • The World after Rome
  • The Rise of the Christian Church
  • Rome Continues – The Byzantine Empire
  • The Rise of the Caliphate and the Conquest of Spain
  • The Lombard Kingdom
  • Charlemagne
  • The Treaty of Verdun and the Rurik Dynasty – Beginnings of Modern Nations
  • Alfred the Great
  • Otto 1 and the Founding of a Loose Federation
  • The Reign of Venice
  • The Vikings
  • The Second Half of the Middle Ages
  • The Renaissance
  • And much, much more!

Some of the topics covered in part 2 of this book include:

  • The First Pandemics
  • The Black Death
  • The Unlikely Use of the Black Death
  • Rumors and Arrival
  • Perceptions Vs. The Reality
  • The Ultimate Equalizer
  • Stealing the Future – Princess Joan
  • Decline of the Catholic Church and the Rise of Mysticism
  • Art of the Black Death
  • The First Quarantine and Successful Containment
  • Beyond the Human Toll
  • Lasting Effects on Europe’s Future
  • And much, much more!

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