{"product_id":"9780470664605","title":"Medieval History For Dummies","description":"Is your knowledge of The Crusades less than tip-top? Maybe you're curious about Columbus, or you're desperate to read about the Black Death in all its gory detail? Whatever your starting point, this expert guide has it all - from kings, knights and anti-Popes, to invasion, famine, the Magna Carta and Joan of Arc (and a few rebellious peasants thrown in for good measure!). Get ready for a rip-roaring ride through the political, religious and cultural life of the Middle Ages, one of the most talked-about periods in history.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMedieval History for Dummies\u003c\/b\u003e includes:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I: The Early Middle Ages\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eChapter 1: The Middle Ages: When, Where, What, Who?\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 2: The end of Rome and the not so ‘Dark Ages'.\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 3: Angles, Saxons and Feudalism.\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 4: The Carolingians grab their chance.\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 5: Charlemagne - A new empire is born.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II: The Making of Europe\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eChapter 6: The (Holy Roman) Empire Strikes Back.\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 7: East Meets West: Islam in the Western Mediterranean.\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 8: The Vikings: A threat from the north.\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 9: Schism: The Church splits itself in two.\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 10: The Normans:  The ‘real' Middle Ages begin.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III: ‘Holy War': Crusading at home and abroad.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eChapter 11: Crusade: A call to arms.\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 12: The First Crusade\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 13: England vs France\u0026amp;Pope vs Emperor\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 14: The Second Crusade\u0026amp;The ‘Crusades at Home'\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 15: Richard vs Saladin: The Third Crusade\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 16: The later Crusades and other failures.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV: Parliament, Priories, Provisions\u0026amp;Plague\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eChapter 17:  John, Henry, Rudolf\u0026amp;Edward.\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 18: Monks\u0026amp;Merchants: The new power brokers\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 19: The Papacy on Tour: Avignon and the Anti-Popes\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 20: ‘God's Judgement?': The Black Death\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart V: The End of the Middle and the start of discovery.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eChapter 21: One Hundred Years of War\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 22: The Peasants are Revolting\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 23: Agincourt, Joan of Arc\u0026amp;the French recovery\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 24: Columbus\u0026amp;The New World\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart VI: The Part of Tens\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eChapter 25: Ten Rubbish Kings\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 26: Ten Curious Medieval Pastimes\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 27: Ten Great Castles\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 28: Ten People Who Changed The World\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 29: Ten Great Books (To read next)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47182622294256,"sku":"9780470664605","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780470664605_p0.jpg?v=1763706684","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780470664605","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}