Table of Contents

Introduction • An Age of Empires: 800–1100 • An Age of Confidence: 1100–1200 • An Age of Maturity: 1200–1300 • An Age of Plague: 1300–1400 • An Age of Transition: 1400–1500)

Promotional Information

A rich and revelatory exploration of the medieval world, conveyed through intimate biographies

About the Author

Michael Prestwich is Professor of History at the University of Durham. Among his many books are Plantagenet England, 1225-1360, Armies and Warfare in the Middle Ages and English Politics in the Thirteenth Century.

Reviews

'This volume works by lively and well-chosen contextualisation of the lives of individuals who made a major contribution to the story of the Middle Ages in Europe' - Society of Antiquaries Newsletter