Spanning from the fall of the Roman Empire to the dawn of the Renaissance, this authoritative text is a must-have for history enthusiasts and scholars alike.
Not a 'they wore this, they ate that' type history, nor a detailed list of events, this is an overview of the Middle Ages on the theme of the waxing and waning of European unity through the Catholic church. Keen has a good feel for the period, understanding the way that Christianity pervaded everything. He does sometimes have a strange way with a phrase - you'd think that, since the manuscript was apparently read through by RW Southern, he would have helped clean up some of the obscurities.