The Central Period of the Middle Age 918-1273

About this film

LibriVox recording of The Central Period of the Middle Age 918-1273 by Beatrice A. Lees. Read in English by Pamela Nagami Beatrice Lees writes that the history of the period of the Middle Ages from 918 to 1273 is that of "a heroic period, the age of feudalism and monasticism, of chivalry and the Crusades." The era opened "with gloomy prospects for Western Christendom. On every side danger threatened" from the Vikings, the Saracens, and the Magyars. But better things lie in store in this little volume as the Capetian dynasty is founded in France, the Holy Roman Empire becomes the political center of Europe under Frederick Barbarossa, the Papacy attains its greatest influence under Innocent III, and Frederick II, called "stupor mundi," the wonder of the world, rules the cosmopolitan Kingdom of the Two Sicilies. - Summary by Pamela Nagami For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording. For more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit LibriVox.org . M4B Audiobook (229MB)

Directors & creators

Beatrice A. Lees

Subjects

librivox; audiobooks;crusades; Saxons; philip augustus; salian franks; cluny; seljuk turks; war of investiture; hildebrand; gregory vii; louis vi; louis vii; renaissance of the twelfth century; frederick ii; innocent iii

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