The Medieval World

The Medieval World brings the Middle Ages to life and conveys the distinctiveness of this diverse, constantly changing period. Forty-four scholars bring together one medieval world from many disparate worlds, from Connacht to Constantinople and from Tynemouth to Timbuktu. This new edition includes five new chapters on, peasants, trade and economy, Jews and Jewish society, Byzantium and the Islamic Near East and slavery. This extraordinary set of reconstructions presents the reader with a vivid re-drawing of the medieval past, offering fresh appraisals of the evidence and modern historical writing. Packed full of original scholarship, this book is essential reading for anyone studying medieval history.