The Middle Ages 101, The: Medieval History and Life
Written by Christopher M. Bellitto
Narrated by Christopher M. Bellitto
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About this audiobook
Heralded as one the world’s most compelling Church historians, Chris Bellitto transports you into the heart of a strange and wonderful world—the world of medieval Europe.
Explore some of the most powerful theological ideas, economic tensions, and political struggles that shaped Western civilization.This series traces western European civilization—with detours to the East—from the transformation of the Roman Empire to a thousand-year medieval period that started slowly before 1000, flowered for 300 years, and then declined sharply with the Black Death and social revolts until Constantinople fell in 1453 and Columbus sailed in 1492. Explore Charlemagne's renaissance, agricultural and commercial revolutions, new types of religious life introduced by spiritual masters from Benedict to Francis, dynastic wars, and courtly literature.
You will treasure this course as a timeless resource for understanding the people and events that have shaped faith, art, medicine, literature, and government. Encounter famous historical and literary figures such as Mohammed, Augustine, Richard the Lionhearted, and King Arthur, in their own historical context. You'll understand how the Middle Ages fit within the broader historical timeline of Europe and the rest of the world.
This course promises to delight and amaze you.
This course is part of the Learn25 collection and includes a free PDF study guide.
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Good book although it simplifies European history and politics. It could be understandable as Americans do not understand the feudal system nor the royal houses respectively noble houses of Europe.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Excellent. Hugely informative with a nice informal approach. Told me tons of interesting things I didn’t know, very lucidly.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Very enjoyable and easy to understand. Looking forward to The Crusades.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Like eating watermelon instead of chippies. Your brain will thank you for listening.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Well presented, good flow between lectures, compliments books read on topic