Powers and thrones : a new history of the Middle Ages /
by Jones, Dan.
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BookPublisher: London : Apollo, 2021Description: x, 704 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (colour), maps (black and white) ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9781789543537 (hbk.) :; 1789543533 (hbk.) :.Classification number: 909.07 JONSubject(s): Middle Ages | History | History | History | European history | History | Medieval philosophy | ChristianitySummary: Dan Jones's epic history tells nothing less than the story of how the world we know today came to be built. It is a thousand-year adventure that moves from the ruins of the once-mighty city of Rome, sacked by barbarians in AD 410, to the first contacts between the old and new worlds in the 16th century. It shows how, from a state of crisis and collapse, the West was rebuilt and came to dominate the entire globe. The book identifies three key themes that underpinned the success of the West: commerce, conquest and Christianity. Across 16 chapters, 'Powers and Thrones' shows how, at each stage in this story, successive Western powers thrived by attracting - or stealing - the most valuable resources, ideas and people from the rest of the world.
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| 909 SEB The world : a family history / | 909.0492 SCH Belonging : | 909.0496 BLA The black history book / | 909.07 JON Powers and thrones : a new history of the Middle Ages / | 909.0708 RAM Femina : a new history of the Middle Ages, through the women written out of it / | 909.0971 CRO The politically incorrect guide to the British Empire | 909.0971 MOR Heaven's command: an imperial progress |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Dan Jones's epic history tells nothing less than the story of how the world we know today came to be built. It is a thousand-year adventure that moves from the ruins of the once-mighty city of Rome, sacked by barbarians in AD 410, to the first contacts between the old and new worlds in the 16th century. It shows how, from a state of crisis and collapse, the West was rebuilt and came to dominate the entire globe. The book identifies three key themes that underpinned the success of the West: commerce, conquest and Christianity. Across 16 chapters, 'Powers and Thrones' shows how, at each stage in this story, successive Western powers thrived by attracting - or stealing - the most valuable resources, ideas and people from the rest of the world.
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