Western Europe in the Eighth Century & Onward

A pioneering study of the aftermath of the great migrations that swept across Western Europe in the eighth and ninth centuries. Freeman and Holmes examine the impact of these migrations on the region, tracing the rise of feudalism, the development of the nation-state, and the growth of Western European culture and identity.

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