The Middle Ages, Morris Bishop
The Middle Ages, Morris Bishop
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The Middle Ages

Author: Morris Bishop

Narrator: Michael Page

Unabridged: 11 hr 18 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/21/2017


Synopsis

In this indispensable volume, one of America's ranking scholars combines a life's work of research and teaching with the art of lively narration. Both authoritative and beautifully told, The Middle Ages is the full story of the thousand years between the fall of Rome and the Renaissance—a time that saw the rise of kings and emperors, the flowering of knighthood, the development of Europe, the increasing power of the Catholic Church, and the advent of the middle class.

About Morris Bishop

Morris Bishop was Kappa Alpha Professor of Romance Literature and University Historian at Cornell University.


Reviews

Goodreads review by LeAnn

Morris Bishop's highly readable survey of The Middle Ages condenses a thousand years of history often dismissed for its darkness, violence, and superstition and incorrectly portrayed as an unfortunate chasm between the glory of ancient times and the Renaissance that drew on a renewed interest in the......more

Goodreads review by Greg

Do you want to know what happened from about 300 AD to around 1000 or so? Then this book gives you good, solid chapters that make sense. We had it for our Medieval European history course in university, and it was pretty good. I read it a few times in that regard, as you do when you read the same cha......more

Like your British grandfather telling stories by the fire. There are no notes or references, so who knows how accurate this is, but Bishop's a good storyteller.......more

Goodreads review by Hayward

Before buying this book, set your expectation straight: it isn't an event-driven history book with details about every war and political change. It's about life and the state of the art throughout the middle ages. Historical events are included only if they help making the point. Knowing that it is a......more