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Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Original Title Page -- Preface -- Table of Contents -- Illusrations -- I. The Roman Empire -- II. The Church in the Roman Empire -- III. The Barbarian World -- IV. The Founding of the German Kingdoms -- V. The Byzantine Empire (330-802) -- VI. Mohammed and Islam -- VII. Lombard, Papal and Byzantine Italy -- VIII. Monasticism -- IX. Charlemagne and the Frank Empire -- X. The Expansion and Conquests of the Norse Peoples -- XI. Capetian France (912-1270) -- XII. Germany and Italy (887-1056) -- XIII. The Papacy and the War of Investiture -- XIV. The Eastern Roman Empire (802-1096) -- XV. The Crusades (1095-1291) -- XVI. Germany and Italy (1125-1282) -- XVII. England from the Conquest to 1272 -- XVIII. The Church and the Papal Monarchy -- XIX. Feudalism and Feudal Society -- XX. The Peasantry and the Manor -- XXI. The Medieval Town -- XXII. Medieval Education and Philosophy -- XXIII. Medieval Science and Literature -- XXIV. Medieval Art -- XXV. The Conflict of Philip IV and Boniface VIII -- XXVI. The Great Schism and Reforming Councils -- XXVII. England (1272-1485) -- XXVIII. The Hundred Years' War (1337-1453) -- XXIX. Germany and Eastern Europe to 1500 -- XXX. The Renaissance -- XXXI. The End of the Middle Ages -- Genealogical Tables -- Chronological Table -- Index.

Part I. Slow transition from classical to medieval world -- The transformation of classical civilization: the political and economic story through the fifth century CE -- The transformation of classical civilization: religion and culture through the fifth century CE -- Warriors, farmers, and saints in the barbarian kingdoms (200-600) -- Byzantine empire: a struggle for unity and regaining past glory (451-630) -- Islam: the religion, politics, and culture (570-1000) -- Part II. Central Middle Ages -- Technology, society, and politics in early medieval west (600-750) -- The age of Charlemagne (750-814) -- Europe: disunited, assaulted, and saved (814-1024) -- New devotion, growth of towns, and commerce (950-1100) -- Part III. High Middle Ages -- The era of the first crusade (1071-1097) -- The renaissance of the twelfth century -- The flowering of the Middle Ages (ca. 1150-1300) -- Part IV. The transition from the medieval to modern periods -- Falcons, swords, occam's razor, and germs: from bouvines to the black death (1214-1347) -- Conformity, creativity, and authority (1350-1500) -- The medieval twilight in Europe and western Asia: decay and discovery -- Epilogue

'Beatrice's Last Smile' is a sweeping narrative history of the medieval west from the beginning of the third century to the beginning of the sixteenth. This book focuses on slow formation of Latin Christendom over a millennium in the aftermath of the disintegration of the western Roman Empire.

Beatrice's Last Smile is a sweeping narrative history of the medieval west from the beginning of the third century to the beginning of the sixteenth. This book focuses on slow formation of Latin Christendom over a millennium in the aftermath of the disintegration of the western Roman Empire.

"This is the first study of monstrosity in Jewish history from the Middle Ages to modernity. Drawing on Jewish history, literary studies, folklore, art history and the history of science, it examines both the historical depiction of Jews as monsters and the creative use of monstrous beings in Jewish culture. Jews have occupied a liminal position within European society and culture, being deeply immersed yet outsiders to it. For this reason, they were perceived in terms of otherness and were often represented as monstrous beings. However, at the same time, European Jews invoked, with tantalizing ubiquity, images of magical, terrifying and hybrid beings in their texts, art and folktales. These images were used by Jewish authors and artists to push back against their own identification as monstrous or diabolical and to tackle concerns about religious persecution, assimilation and acculturation, gender and sexuality, science and technology and the rise of antisemitism. Bringing together an impressive cast of contributors from around the world, this fascinating volume is an invaluable resource for academics, postgraduates and advanced undergraduates interested in Jewish studies, as well as the history of monsters."--

Colonialism and the Jews in German History brings together new and path-breaking studies on the historical relationship between colonialism and the Jews in Germany. The book considers the mutual influences on the situation of the Jews in Germany, including attitudes towards Jews and anti-Semitism but also Jewish self-conceptions, and the ideology and politics of German colonialism. The contributors discuss the ways in which colonial ideology and practice have affected the position of the Jews in Germany, and the relationship between anti-Semitism and colonial racism. In doing so, the volume introduces German colonialism as a relevant context for German-Jewish history, and it expands the perspective on German colonial history significantly by considering Jews both as distinct objects and also as agents within the field of German colonialism. The volume includes studies on the pre-colonial era, the phase of active German colonialism since the 1880s, and the time after Germany lost its colonies in the First World War. All these studies testify to the fact that German-Jewish history takes on additional significance if seen as part of a global history of collective relationships

"Colonialism and the Jews in German History brings together new and path-breaking studies on the historical relationship between colonialism and the Jews in Germany. The book considers the mutual influences on the situation of the Jews in Germany, including attitudes towards Jews and anti-Semitism but also Jewish self-conceptions, and the ideology and politics of German colonialism. The contributors discuss the ways in which colonial ideology and practice have affected the position of the Jews in Germany, and the relationship between anti-Semitism and colonial racism. In doing so, the volume introduces German colonialism as a relevant context for German-Jewish history, and it expands the perspective on German colonial history significantly by considering Jews both as distinct objects and also as agents within the field of German colonialism. The volume includes studies on the pre-colonial era, the phase of active German colonialism since the 1880s, and the time after Germany lost its colonies in the First World War. All these studies testify to the fact that German-Jewish history takes on additional significance if seen as part of a global history of collective relationships."--

THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'Revelatory' GUARDIAN 'A firecracker somehow captured between two covers' LUCY WORSLEY An instant bestseller and one of the most celebrated history books of the year, Femina reveals the power and influence of medieval women who have been written out of our history. From royalty and religion to fame and fury, see the medieval world - and the women erased from it - with fresh eyes. 'Absolutely brilliant and highly recommended' CAITLIN MORAN 'Femina is a ground-breaking history of the Middle Ages' SIMON SEBAG MONTEFIORE