CONTENTS
CH-1. The Early Germans
A Sketch by Caesar
A Description by Tacitus
CH-2. The Visigothic Invasion
The Visigoths Cross the Danube
The Battle of Adrianople
CH-3. The Huns
Descriptions by a Graeco-Roman Poet and a Roman Historian
CH-4. The Early Franks
The Deeds of Clovis as Related by Gregory of Tours
The Law of the Salian Franks
CH-5. The Angles and Saxons in Britain
The Saxon Invasion
The Mission of Augustine
CH-6. The Development of the Christian Church
Pope Leo’s Sermon on the Petrine Supremacy
The Rule of St. Benedict
Gregory the Great on the Life of the Pastor
CH-7. The Rise of Mohammedanism
Selections from the Koran
CH-8. The Beginnings of the Carolingian Dynasty of Frankish Kings
Pepin the Short Takes the Title of King
CH-9. The Age of Charlemagne
Charlemagne the Man
The War with the Saxons
The Capitulary Concerning the Saxon Territory
The Capitulary Concerning the Royal Domains
An Inventory of One of Charlemagne’s Estates
Charlemagne Crowned Emperor
The General Capitulary for the Missi
A Letter of Charlemagne to Abbot Fulrad
The Carolingian Revival of Learning
CH-10. The Era of the Later Carolingians
The Oaths of Strassburg
The Treaty of Verdun
A Chronicle of the Frankish Kingdom in the Ninth Century
The Northmen in the Country of the Franks.
Later Carolingian Efforts to Preserve Order
The Election of Hugh Capet .
CH-11. Alfred the Great in War and in Peace
The Danes in England
Alfred’s Interest in Education
Alfred’s Laws
CH-12. The Ordeal
Tests by Hot Water, Cold Water, and Fire
CH-13. The Feudal System
Older Institutions Involving Elements of Feudalism
The Granting of Fiefs
The Ceremonies of Homage and Fealty
The Mutual Obligations of Lords and Vassals
Some of the More Important Rights of the Lord
The Peace and the Truce of God
CH-14. The Norman Conquest
The Battle of Hastings: the English and the Normans
William the Conqueror as Man and as King
CH-15. The Monastic Reformation of the Tenth, Eleventh, and Twelfth Centuries
The Foundation Charter of the Monastery of Cluny
The Early Career of St. Bernard and the Founding of Clairvaux
A Description of Clairvaux
CH-16. The Conflict over Investiture
Gregory VII.’s Conception of the Papal Authority
Letter of Gregory VII. to Henry IV. (December, 1075)
Henry IV.’s Reply to Gregory’s Letter (January, 1076)
Henry IV. Deposed by Pope Gregory
The Penance of Henry IV. at Canossa
The Concordat of Worms
CH-17. The Crusades
Speech of Pope Urban II. at the Council of Clermont
The Starting of the Crusaders
A Letter from a Crusader to his Wife
CH-18. The Great Charter
The Winning of the Charter
Extracts from the Charter
CH-19. The Reign of Saint Louis
The Character and Deeds of the King as Described by Joinville
CH-20. Municipal Organization and Activity
Some Twelfth Century Town Charters
The Colonization of Eastern Germany
The League of Rhenish Cities
CH-21. Universities and Student Life
Privileges Granted to Students and Masters
The Foundation of the University of Heidelberg
Mediaeval Students’ Songs
CH-22. The Friars
The Life of St. Francis
The Rule of St. Francis
The Will of St. Francis
CH-23. The Papacy and the Temporal Powers in the Later Middle Ages
The Interdict Laid on France by Innocent III.
The Bull “Unam Sanctam” of Boniface VIII.
The Great Schism and the Councils of Pisa and Constance
The Pragmatic Sanction of Bourges
CH-24. The Empire in the Twelfth, Thirteenth, and Fourteenth Centuries
The Peace of Constance
Current Rumors Concerning the Life and Character of Frederick II.
The Golden Bull of Charles IV.
CH-25. The Hundred Years’ War
An Occasion of War between the Kings of England and France
Edward III. Assumes the Arms and Title of the King of France
The Naval Battle of Sluys
The Battle of Crécy
The Sack of Limoges
The Treaties of Bretigny and Troyes
CH-26. The Beginnings of the Italian Renaissance
Dante’s Defense of Italian as a Literary Language
Dante’s Conception of the Imperial Power
Petrarch’s Love of the Classics
Petrarch’s Letter to Posterity
CH-27. Foreshadowings of the Reformation
The Reply of Wyclif to the Summons of Pope Urban VI.
