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.