Central Period of the Middle Age 918-1273
Beatrice A. Lees
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Length 8 h 18 min
Chapters 28
First published 1909
Beatrice Lees writes that the history of the period of the Middle Ages from 918 to 1273 is that of "a heroic period, the age of feudalism and monasticism, of chivalry and the Crusades." The era opened "with gloomy prospects for Western Christendom. On every side danger threatened" from the Vikings, the Saracens, and the Magyars. But better things lie in store in this little volume as the Capetian dynasty is founded in France, the Holy Roman Empire becomes the political center of Europe under Frederick Barbarossa, the Papacy attains its greatest influence under Innocent III, and Frederick II, called "stupor mundi," the wonder of the world, rules the cosmopolitan Kingdom of the Two Sicilies. - Summary by Pamela Nagami
Chapters
1
Introduction Read by Pamela Nagami 5:49
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Ch. 1: The Saxon Emperors (918-1002), Pt. 1 Read by Pamela Nagami 19:34
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Ch. 1: The Saxon Emperors (918-1002), Pt. 2 Read by Pamela Nagami 19:17
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Ch. 2: The Transference of the Empire from the Saxons to the Salians (1002-1056), Pt. 1 Read by Pamela Nagami 16:07
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Ch. 2: The Transference of the Empire from the Saxons to the Salians (1002-1056), Pt. 2 Read by Pamela Nagami 18:16
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Ch. 3: France under the Carolingians and Capetians (918-1108), Pt. 1 Read by Pamela Nagami 11:28
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Ch. 3: France under the Carolingians and Capetians (918-1108), Pt. 2 Read by Pamela Nagami 12:04
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Ch. 4: Cluny and Movements of Reform Read by Pamela Nagami 14:06
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Ch. 5: The Eastern Empire and the Seljuk Turks (912-1081) Read by Pamela Nagami 18:48
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Ch. 6: The War of Investiture (1056-1125), Pt. 1 Read by Pamela Nagami 26:59
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Ch. 6: The War of Investiture (1056-1125), Pt. 2 Read by Pamela Nagami 26:21
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Ch. 7: France under Louis VI. and Louis VII. (1108-1180) Read by Pamela Nagami 28:37
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Ch. 8: The Twelfth-Century Renaissance Read by Pamela Nagami 22:12
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Ch. 9: Germany and Italy under Lothair II. and Conrad III. (1125-1152) Read by Pamela Nagami 25:43
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Ch. 10: The Comneni and the First Two Crusades (1081-1192), Pt. 1 Read by Pamela Nagami 14:07
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Ch. 10: The Comneni and the First Two Crusades (1081-1192), Pt. 2 Read by Pamela Nagami 20:17
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Ch. 11: Frederick Barbarossa and the Lombard Communes (1152-1190), Pt. 1 Read by Pamela Nagami 23:54
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Ch. 11: Frederick Barbarossa and the Lombard Communes (1152-1190), Pt. 2 Read by Pamela Nagami 16:17
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Ch. 12: Henry VI. and Innocent III. (1190-1216) Read by Pamela Nagami 24:05
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Ch. 13: France under Philip Augustus, Louis VIII. and St. Louis (1180-1270), Pt. 1 Read by Pamela Nagami 15:33
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Ch. 13: France under Philip Augustus, Louis VIII. and St. Louis (1180-1270), Pt. 2 Read by Pamela Nagami 21:27
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Ch. 14: The Third and Fourth Crusades and the Latin Empire of the East (1149-1261) Read by Pamela Nagami 19:38
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Ch. 15: Frederick II. and the Strife with the Papacy (1216-1250) Read by Pamela Nagami 29:49
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Ch. 16: The Coming of the Friars and the Mediaeval Universities, Pt. 1 Read by Pamela Nagami 14:20
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Ch. 16: The Coming of the Friars and the Mediaeval Universities, Pt. 2 Read by Pamela Nagami 8:17
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Ch. 17: Spain and Portugal (918-1273) Read by Pamela Nagami 10:51
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Ch. 18: The Fall of the Hohenstaufen and the Great Interregnum (1250-1273) Read by Pamela Nagami 8:58
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Conclusion: Europe at the End of the Thirteenth Century Read by Pamela Nagami 5:15
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