A Clash of Thrones: The Power-Crazed Medieval Kings, Popes and Emperors of Europe

by Andrew Rawson

Overview

Medieval Europe is a dark and dangerous place. In 1054 the Church tears itself in two, setting the scene for nearly 500 years of turmoil. Empires will collide and dynasties will rise and fall; marriages will be made and alliances broken. It is a place where love clashes with ambition and violence rules – enemies are blinded, rivals are murdered and heretics are burnt at the stake. As the Black Death sweeps the continent and the Mongol hordes threaten its borders, can the kings of the old world survive the dawn of a new era?

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780750966788
Publisher:	The History Press
Publication date:	12/10/2015
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	208
Sales rank:	761,843
File size:	6 MB
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

ANDREW RAWSON is a freelance writer who has written several books, covering campaigns from the Napoleonic Wars, World War I and World War II, including the 'British Army Handbook, 1914–1918', 'Vietnam War Handbook' and 'The Third Reich 1919–1939' for The History Press.

Table of Contents

Introduction 7

1 North-West Europe: France England, Ireland, Wales, Scotland 9

2 Scandinavia: Norway Sweden, Denmark 31

3 The Iberian Peninsula: Portugal, Galicia, León, Castile, Navarre, Aragon, Mallorca 49

4 Central Europe: Holy Roman Empire, Bohemia, Austria 69

5 Italy and Sicily: The Papal States, Sicily, Naples 89

6 North-East Europe: Poland, The Teutonic Knights, Lithuania, Galicia-Volbynia, Ruthenia, Russia 109

7 South-East Europe: Hungary, Wallachia, Moldavia, Bulgaria 131

8 The Balkans: Croatia, Bosnia, Serbia 151

9 Where East Meets West: Byzantium, Thessalonica, Latin, Nicaea, Rûm Sultanate, Ottoman Empire 161

10 The Crusader States: Jerusalem, Cyprus, Edessa, Antioch, Tripoli 179

Conclusions 191

Select Bibliography 197

Index 201