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An unrivalled source of information, The
Middle Ages: A Conise Encylopaedia guides
the reader through the complexities of this
richly colourful era. Compiled by a team of
more than 30 eminent historians, including
Rosalind Brooke and Christopher Brooke,
Philip Grierson, Nicolai Rubinstein and
George Zarnecki, under the editorship of
Henry Loyn, Emeritus Professor of History
at the University of London, it offers a
wealth of vivid detail on the entire period,
from the turbulent 400s to the High Middle
Ages and the first flowering of the
Renaissance.
•Nearly 1 000 entries on the whole range of
medieval history
•Biographics of all the important fgures from
Aethelred to Wydife
• Substantial discussion of the vital themes,
incduding hivalry, feudalism, heresy, science
and war
• Concise, factual assessments of the major
battles, treaties, dynasties, councils, events and
artistic highlights
• The findings of recent research into whole new
areas of study, such as the role of women