Historian Joyce E Salisbury dives deep into significant events that shaped the Middle Ages, such as the rise of Germanic tribes in the West, the advent of the Mongols in the East, and the growth of widespread trading routes between civilisations.

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.