ABSTRACT

Originally published in 1956, A History of Early Medieval Europe traces the changes that took place in Europe between the fifth and tenth centuries, a time of social and political upheaval, when the organization of the Roman Empire, with its single emperor, army and civil service, was replaced by the divided Europe of the Germanic kingdom in the west and the Byzantine empire in the east.

chapter Chapter I|16 pages

The Roman Heritage in 476

chapter Chapter II|16 pages

The Barbarian Movements and Settlements

chapter Chapter III|21 pages

The Ostrogoths in Italy

chapter Chapter IV|21 pages

The Franks

chapter Chapter V|18 pages

The Vandals

chapter Chapter VI|23 pages

The Visigoths

chapter Chapter VII|28 pages

Economic Change

chapter Chapter VIII|10 pages

The Formation of the Eastern Empire

chapter Chapter X|20 pages

The Church from the Fifth to the Eighth Century

chapter Chapter XI|28 pages

Islam: Origins and Conquests

chapter Chapter XIII|23 pages

The Greco-Roman and Christian Heritage

chapter Chapter XIV|15 pages

The Lombards in Italy

chapter Chapter XV|25 pages

The Later Merovingians

chapter Chapter XVI|25 pages

Charles Martel and Pepin the Short

chapter Chapter XVII|29 pages

The Carolingian Political Scene

chapter Chapter XVIII|17 pages

The Carolingian Conquests

chapter Chapter XIX|21 pages

The Carolingian Conquests: Continued

chapter Chapter XX|30 pages

The Christian Empire

chapter Chapter XXII|14 pages

The Divisions of the Carolingian Empire: 814–843

chapter Chapter XXIV|17 pages

Celts and Scandinavians

chapter Chapter XXV|19 pages

The Slavs

chapter Chapter XXVI|19 pages

The Carolingian Renaissance: Schools and Scholars

chapter Chapter XXVII|20 pages

The Carolingian Renaissance: The Contribution to Knowledge

chapter Chapter XXVIII|12 pages

The Carolingian Renaissance: Music and Art

chapter Chapter XXIX|26 pages

The End of the Carolingian Empire