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2019 Reprint of 1915 Edition. Full facsimile of the original edition, not reproduced with Optical Recognition software. Profusely Illustrated. The object of this book is to bring together stories of the most important movements in the history of Europe during the Middle Ages, and to make familiar the names of the most important figures in those scenes. The author has endeavored to weave a tapestry in which, with due color, may be traced the history of the rise and fall of the various nationalities and the circumstances and mode of life of each--in short, to give the young reader an approximation to the background for the study of his country's history which a wide reading gives to a man.

Contents: The first period: The barbarian invasion.--The second period: The forming of the Germanic nations.--The third period: The teutonic invasions.--The fourth period: The rise of nationalities.--The fifth period: The crusades.--The sixth period: The time of progress and discovery.--The seventh period: The struggles of the nations.