Medieval Europe Author:Martin Scott In terms of concision, this book is of considerable importance in that it produces in one volume a history of Western Europe from the time of Charlemagne to the middle of the fifteenth century. A preliminary chapter describes the Classical, Christian, and Germanic elements in the medieval inheritance, and a final chapter analyses the link betwe... more »en 'medieval' and 'modern' Europe, defending the author's choice of 1453 as the most appropriate date at which to end a history of Medieval Europe.« less