The History of Medieval Europe

by Maurice Keen

Book Overview

A comprehensive, general survey of Europe from the ruins of the Roman Empire to the rise of the Ottoman Turks.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0140136304
• ISBN13: 9780140136302
• Release Date: September 1991
• Publisher: Penguin Books
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.1" x 7.8"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

Customer Reviews

An Excellent Starting Point

In just over 300 very readable pages the author provides an excellent overview of Medieval Europe with plenty of leads for a deeper inquiry. Well worth the time.

An excellent beginning to Medieval studies.

I thought that Mr. Keen's book was an excellent read for the student of Medieval history. His accounts and insights of medieval religious and political thought were throughly explained. The author spends a great deal of time on the complex relationships of the Papacy, England, France, Germany, and Italy with each other. The one negative about the book is that the author spends practically no time on medieval Spain. The bibliography was good, though it should be updated. Overall a good short work for someone to get a good basic understanding of Medieval history.