History of Europe - 1000-1250

During the period of 1000 to 1250, Latin Christendom extended its frontiers in Northern and Eastern Europe and imposed itself commercially, militarily and politically in the Mediterranean. Powerful religious movements, some harnessed to Latin expansion, affected every level of society.

Governments, clerical and lay, became more comprehensive in their scope and effective authority.

Meanwhile, strong forces of religious dissent were emerging, challenging these very authorities.

Behind these developments were social and economic impulses which transformed the structures of the early-middle ages.

This book examines these aspects of the period's history and their inter-relationships.