History of Europe (Routledge Revivals)

First published in 1939, this is a reissue ofHenri Pirenne'sextremely popular and influential history of Europe in the Middle Ages.It beginswiththe Barbarian and Musulman invasions in the fifth century AD, which signalled the end of the Roman world in the West, andends in the middle of thesixteenth centurywith the Renaissance and the Reformation.Universally praised for itsdetailedand impartial approach, this reissue will be very welcome news to both students of medievalhistory and to the general reader seeking a definitive review of the period.