The fifth century AD has always been a period of intense interest for historians. At the beginning, the Roman Empire looked as impentrable as it had done for centuries, but by 500AD the world had changed beyond recognition. The western emperor had been deposed and the imperial government had lost control of most of Europe. From now on, inhabitants of western Europe lived in a post-Roman world. The writers of Latin histories in the fifth century were not concerned with the minutiae of politcs, or military affairs, they were Christians who saw the development of the world purely as God's plan...
The fifth century AD has always been a period of intense interest for historians. At the beginning, the Roman Empire looked as impentrable as it had d...
"I wrote all down, whether it was late or early, that posterity might have the advantage of it, for there is nothing like writing for the preservation of events." Jean Froissart was a cleric, a poet and historian whose chief subject was the Hundred Years War. Froissart's writings were very popular with readers in his own lifetime, and have been ever since. In this volume Steven Muhlberger, professor of history, has collected excerpts from Froissart's Chronicles which will show you why Jean is known as "the Secretary of Chivalry."
"I wrote all down, whether it was late or early, that posterity might have the advantage of it, for there is nothing like writing for the preservation...