ABSTRACT

The suggestions which follow are intended for the school or undergraduate student, or the general reader, who wishes to seek more information on particular topics. Quite deliberately, therefore, most references are to modern publications in English. The bibliography is arranged in order of the appearance of the corresponding map. In addition to material cited under specific headings, the following introductory works are of relevance to a variety of topics:

M.Barber, The Two Cities, London, 1991. R.Collins, Early Medieval Europe, 300-1000,

London, 1991. G.Holmes (ed.), The Oxford History of Medieval

Europe, Oxford, 1992. H.G.Koenigsberger, Medieval Europe, 400-1500,

Harlow, 1987. D.Nicholas, The Evolution of the Medieval Europe:

Society, Government and Thought in Europe, 3121500, Harlow, 1992.