"Describes the social and political climate of Europe during the late Middle Ages, highlighting such significant events as the signing of the Magna Carta, the spread of the Black Death, and the Great Schism of the Roman Catholic Church"--GoogleBooks.com.
Presents a history of the Middle Ages, discussing such topics as the emergence of nation-states, the rise of urban life, the power of the Church, the Crusades, and the twin calamities of famine and the Black Death.
Describes the key events of the early Middle Ages, from the fall of the Roman Empire to the creation of Islam and the first Crusade, and discusses the legacy of the early Middle Ages.