Treadgolds Concise History of Byzantium is just that, and covers the Period as well as before and after.
Davies's The Isles and Europe are big reads but also usefull.
Davies's The Isles and Europe are big reads but also usefull.
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In principle I shouldn't use the Internet if I were you. It's too dangerous a place for a history student (especially a medieval history student), so full of articles written in support of this or that social theory, without much academic accountability. Of course there is no reason to be less critical of tomes authored by "professionals." After all, they also often have an ax to grind, but in practice there is a bit more conscience.
If you must use the Internet be careful to restrict yourself to articles written by real historians who have spent their time actually reading the primary sources such as the kind you might find at Britannica.com. Not amateurs who's only reason for writing is to prove a crazy theory.
Originally posted by Sonny
But timelines are usually pretty reliable.
I'd still be careful of using any without verifying the info with something more tangible, more indisputable. It's better to be safe than sorry.
I might come off overly critical of the academic quality of material on the net, but trust me I've had good reason to be.
Heh, if you knew...:wacko:Originally posted by Sonny
But timelines are usually pretty reliable.
Speaking of bad history
You do know that there are a couple of things wrong with your quote don't you? For one it was not attributed to Bernard of Clairvaux (died 1153), but to Arnold Amalricus at the siege of Béziers in 1209.Of course the quote has been considered apocryphal by most historians since the 19th century.
It keeps cropping up because people think it's illustrative of the so-called "medieval mind set" never mind it was never actually uttered in the context it's claimed to have been.
CK Books
"The Civilization of the Middle Ages" by Norman Cantor; This is a fine description of Feudalism and Medevalism.
"Europe" by Norman Davies; This is the 10,000 foot view, as it also covers outside CK timeframe.
"Caesar and Christ" by Will Durant; is your basic backgrounder.
"The Age of Faith" by Will Durant; is nuts and bolts in the CK timeframe.
Enjoy.
"The Civilization of the Middle Ages" by Norman Cantor; This is a fine description of Feudalism and Medevalism.
"Europe" by Norman Davies; This is the 10,000 foot view, as it also covers outside CK timeframe.
"Caesar and Christ" by Will Durant; is your basic backgrounder.
"The Age of Faith" by Will Durant; is nuts and bolts in the CK timeframe.
Enjoy.