The Flight and Fall of the Eagle

A History of Medieval Germany 8001648

By (author) John R. Sommerfeldt

Paperback - £35.00

Publication date:

25 October 2016

Length of book:

210 pages

Publisher

Hamilton Books

ISBN-13: 9780761868385

The intellectual, cultural, and political renaissance that characterized the Europe of Charlemagne was threatened severely by invasions from all sides. Only Germany avoided the consequent phenomenon of feudalism. This was due to a series of rulers who provided protection to the people, reform to the Church, and patronage of cultural revival. From the thirteenth century, this cultural and political unity began to fragment, and by 1648 what had been a successful revival of the Roman Empire had been destroyed. In addition to tracing the political, cultural and religious history of medieval Germany, this volume examines the thought of outstanding German men and women, and includes an extensive account of the changing status of German Jews.