The Middle Ages Around the World

Turbulent events that marked the beginning of the Middle Ages.

Joyce E. Salisbury provides insight into the relationship between sophisticated medieval cities and their supporters.

The expansion of Islam and how people fared under Muslim rule.

The cultural transformations that Muslim rule brought to its domains.

A look at how the medieval era is an age of faith characterized by world-changing religious events.

A look at how the 8th and 9th centuries brought a reordering of empires from Europe to the Far East.

Following the voyages of the Vikings and how they reached North America in the 10th century.

Joyce E. Salisbury provides insight into the growth in population, wealth and expansion during the High Middle Ages.

Joyce E. Salisbury traces the origins of the Crusades and their significance in European history.

Joyce E. Salisbury explains the rise of medieval commercial towns across Western Europe.

Joyce E. Salisbury explains the features and symbolism of medieval Romanesque churches, Gothic cathedrals, synagogues and mosques.

Joyce E. Salisbury provides insight into the intellectual trends in the Muslim world, the rise of universities in the West, and other educational advancements during the High Middle Ages.

Joyce E. Salisbury looks into medieval values through daily life in European castles, the Alhambra, and China's palaces.

Joyce E. Salisbury delves into heroic epics and medieval romantic love.

Joyce E. Salisbury delves into Genghis Khan's vast empire and the features of Mongol rule.

Joyce E. Salisbury tracks the route of Marco's three-year journey from Venice across Central Asia.

Joyce E. Salisbury studies the spiritual pilgrimage in Europe and Asia during the medieval period.

Joyce E. Salisbury explains how a popular medieval work of fiction is connected to the growing inhumanity in the later Age of Discovery.

Joyce E. Salisbury delves into the navigational expertise of the medieval Samoans and Tongans.

Joyce E. Salisbury studies the agricultural methods that supported civilizations in the medieval Americas.

Joyce E. Salisbury tracks the climate changes responsible for the famine, and bubonic plague.

Joyce E. Salisbury studies the impact of famine, plague, and warfare on the Age of Faith.

Joyce E. Salisbury traces the transformative effects of gunpowder on medieval warfare.

Joyce E. Salisbury studies the fall of the Mongols before providing insight into the new empires of Tamerlane, Ottoman Turks, and more.