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The Dawn of Mediaeval Europe: 476-918

Gelesen von Pamela Nagami

(4,613 Sterne; 62 Bewertungen)

This volume by the British historian J.H.B. Masterman (1867-1933) is a short survey of the first four centuries after the fall of Rome. The author writes of Theodoric, King of the Ostrogoths, who sought to impose order on a shattered Italy, of the rise of the Franks under Clovis, and of the resurgence of the Eastern Empire under Justinian and his general, Belisarius. At the close of the book, Charlemagne's descendants are wrangling for power among themselves, while, writes Masterman, from "the north came the Norsemen, ravaging and plundering along every river valley which their long ships could sail; from the south came the Saracens, the pirates of the Mediterranean, and ... a foe more fierce and implacable still appeared on the eastern frontier in the Magyars or Hungarians." - Summary by Pamela Nagami (6 hr 48 min)

Chapters

Ch. 1: Introduction

12:53

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Ch. 2: The Empire in 476

13:05

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Ch. 3: The Rise of Theodoric

13:34

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Ch. 4: The Gothic Kingdom in Italy

26:29

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Ch. 5: The Rise of the Franks

23:04

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Ch. 6: Justinian

20:12

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Ch. 7: Benedict of Nursia and Columban

13:17

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Ch. 8: The Rise of Mohammedanism

15:22

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Ch. 9: The Lombards in Italy and the Rise of the Papacy

22:11

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Ch. 10: The Mayors of the Palace

13:41

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Ch. 11: Charles Martel

15:37

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Ch. 12: Pippin, King of the Franks

12:24

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Ch. 13: The Pope, the Lombards and the Franks

22:21

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Ch. 14: The Iconoclastic Emperors

20:37

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Ch. 15: Charles the Great and the Lombard Kingdom

13:54

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Ch. 16: The Saxon Wars

10:32

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Ch. 17: Charles, King of the Franks

20:38

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Ch. 18: Carolus Imperator

21:32

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Ch. 19: Law and Administration in the Empire

11:07

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Ch. 20: Alcuin and the Revival of Learning. John Scotus

16:59

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Ch. 21: The Charlemagne of Romance

6:58

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Ch. 22: The Reign of Louis the Pious

12:54

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Ch. 23: The Break-up of the Carolingian Empire

23:18

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Ch. 24: The Norsemen, the Saracens and the Magyars

18:17

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Ch. 25: The Dark Ages

7:10

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Bewertungen

(5 Sterne)

This is a nice precis on the people and places of Europe, with a focus on English, Italian and French history. I especially enjoyed the chapter on the Vikings and Saracens, that was a better summary than I have seen elsewhere. PN, another 5 star job!

A LIGHT IN THE TUNNEL

(5 Sterne)

A very fine work which furnishes much_needed scholarly order for this chaotic period in the formation of modern Europe. The level narration by PN is always a plus.

Excellent overview, very well read

(5 Sterne)

Really enjoyed this book and the reader, learned a lot about a period I did not know much about.

Good narration & rich content

(5 Sterne)

Good narration & rich content