| The Last Apocalypse: Europe at the Year 1000 A.D. [With Photograph Inserts] Contributor(s): Reston, James (Author) |
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ISBN: 0385483368 ISBN-13: 9780385483360 Publisher: Anchor Books OUR PRICE: $16.16 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 1999 Annotation: An enthralling popular history of how the threatened Christian kingdoms of Europe converted, conquered, and slaughtered their way to dominance at the turn of the last millennium. of photos. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Medieval - Religion | History |
| Dewey: 940.1 |
| LCCN: 97-18812 |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.1" W x 8" (0.60 lbs) 336 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Accomplished historical author James Reston, Jr., presents the enthralling saga of how the Christian kingdoms converted, conquered, and slaughtered their way to dominance in Europe as the year 1000 approached. Through Reston's brilliant narrative and engaging portraits of the unforgettable historical characters who embodied the struggle for the soul of Europe, students are introduced to a pivotal period in history during which an old order was crumbling, and terrifying, confusing new ideas were gaining hold in the populace. From the righteous fury of the Viking queen Sigrid the Strong-Minded, who burned unwanted suitors alive; to the brilliant but too-cunning Moor, al-Mansur the Illustrious Victor; to the aptly named English king Ethelred the Unready; to the abiding genius of the age, Pope Sylvester II--warrior kings and concubine empresses, maniacal warriors and religious zealots bring this stirring period to life. |