The Beginning of the Middle Ages

The Beginning of the Middle Ages by R. W. Church is a comprehensive analysis of the period between the fall of the Roman Empire and the emergence of the Renaissance. The book covers a wide range of topics such as the political, social, and cultural changes that occurred during this era. It also delves into the development of Christianity and the role it played in shaping the medieval world. The author provides a detailed account of the different kingdoms and empires that emerged during this time, including the Byzantine Empire, the Carolingian Empire, and the Islamic Caliphate. Church’s writing is engaging and informative, and he draws on a wide range of primary and secondary sources to support his arguments. This book is an essential read for anyone interested in medieval history or the development of Western civilization.1895. Church writes in the Preface: The present volume must be considered as an introduction or preface to the series of Epochs of Modern History...This is a mere general sketch...My aim has been little more than to disengage the leading lines in the history of five most important and most confused centuries, and to mark the influences which most asserted themselves, and which seem to have most governed the results as we see them in subsequent history. In this summary view I have confined my attention mainly to the West, saying little of the great nations of later times in the North and East-Scandinavia, Poland, Hungary, Russia. The reason is, that the course of modern history was determined in the West, and what happened in the North and East took its start and course from what happened and had taken permanent forms in the nations of the West and South. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world’s literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.