The New Cambridge Medieval History: Volume 1, c.500–c.700 (The New Cambridge Medieval History, Series Number 1)

The first volume of The New Cambridge Medieval History covers the transitional period between the later Roman world and the early middle ages, c.500 to c.700. This was an era of developing consciousness and profound change in Europe, Byzantium and the Arab world, an era in which the foundations of medieval society were laid and to which many of our modern myths of national and religious identity can be traced. This book offers a comprehensive regional survey of the sixth and seventh centuries, from Ireland in the west to the rise of Islam in the Middle East, and from Scandinavia in the north to the Mediterranean south. It explores the key themes pinning together the history of this period, from kingship, trade and the church, to art, architecture and education. It represents both an invaluable conspectus of current scholarship and an expert introduction to the period. Title Copyright Contents Plates Maps Figures Contributors Preface Abbreviations INTRODUCTION: THE HISTORY OF EUROPE 500–700 CHAPTER 1 THE LATER ROMAN EMPIRE Political And Military Decline Society And Culture CHAPTER 2 THE BARBARIAN INVASIONS Historiography What Is A Barbarian? The Late Roman Empire In The West Barbarian Society And Politics In The Fourth Century The Collapse Of The Western Empire Local Society, Ethnicity And The Barbarians CHAPTER 3 THE SOURCES AND THEIR INTERPRETATION Attitudes To History And Its Sources The Production, Transmission, Survival And Editing of texts Genre Historical Writing Hagiography Laws And Legal Documents Letters And Poetry Religious Writings Early Medieval Archaeology Developments In Archaeological Theory Cemeteries Rural Settlements Towns And Trade Numismatics And Epigraphy Conclusions PART I THE SIXTH CENTURY CHAPTER 4 THE EASTERN EMPIRE IN THE SIXTH CENTURY CHAPTER 5 THE BYZANTINES IN THE WEST IN THE SIXTH CENTURY The Continuing Unity Of The Post-Roman World The Successor States In The West The Vandal Wat The Gothic War – Early Successes The Gothic War: The Resistance Of Totila Constantinople And The West In The Mid-Sixth Century The Three Chapters Western Antagonism To The Empire Byzantine Military Difficulties In The West East And West: Continuing Links And Growing Divisions CHPATER 6 OSTROGOTHIC ITALY AND THE LOMBARD INVASIONS Late Antique Italy Odovacer And Theoderic Goths And Romans The Government Of Theoderic The Demise Of The Ostrogothic State The Impact Of The War The Lombard Invasion The Significance Of The Lombards The Extent Of Change In Italy During The Sixth Century CHAPTER 7 THE FORMATION OF THE SUEVE AND VISIGOTHIC KINGDOMS IN SPAIN The End Of The First Sueve Monarchy And The Submission Of The Kingdom To Visigoth Protection Formation Of The Visigothic Kingdom Of Toulouse And The Consolidation Of The Visigothic Presence In Hispania Confrontation With The Franks And The End Of The Visigothic Kingdom Of Toulouse Ostrogothic Supremacy And The New Visigothic Kingdom The Reign Of Amalaric And The End Of The Balt Dynasty The Hispanisation Of The Visigothic Kingdom Internal Divisions And The Establishment Of The Byzantines The Era Of Leovigild The Rebellion Of Hermenigild Annexation Of The Sueve Kingdom Consolidation And The Reorganisation Of The Kingdom CHAPTER 8 MEROVINGIAN GAUL AND THE FRANKISH CONQUESTS The Making Of The Frankish Kingdoms The Making Of Frankish Kingship Aristocrats And Churchmen The Limits Of Merovingian Rule Royal Women: Fredegund And Brunehild Reunification CHAPTER 9 THE CELTIC KINGDOMS Source Material The Irish Pictland And North Britain Wales Cornwall And Brittany Some Concluding Thoughts CHAPTER 10 THE EARLIEST ANGLO-SAXON KINGDOMS Introduction Germanic Migration And The Formation Of Anglo-Saxon England The question of continuity: cemeteries and settlements Sixth-century demography and the origins of kingdoms Anglo-Saxon Communities And The Formation Of Identity The burial community Settlements A period of transition? The Sixth Century And Kingdom Formation Conclusion Acknowledgements PART II THE SEVENTH CENTURY CHAPTER 11 THE BYZANTINE EMPIRE IN THE SEVENTH CENTURY Narrative History Administrative Change Civil Administration Military Administration Legal Administration Religion And The Church CHAPTER 12 MUHAMMAD AND THE RISE OF ISLAM Pre-Islamic Arabia The Problem Of The Sources The Career Of Muhammad The Conquests Of Islam, 632–711 CHAPTER 13 THE CATHOLIC VISIGOTHIC KINGDOM Religious Unification Visigothic Monarchy And The End Of Byzantine Dominion In The Peninsula The Sacralisation Of Royalty And Institutional development The Reigns Of Chindasuinth And Reccesuinth Wamba, Ervig And Military Reforms Egica And The Attempt To Establish Dynastic Succession Witiza, Roderic And The End Of The Visigoth Kingdom CHAPTER 14 FRANCIA IN THE SEVENTH CENTURY CHAPTER 15 RELIGION AND SOCIETY IN IRELAND Society, Religion And The Coming Of Christianity The Establishment Of The Church And Of Monasteries The Church, The Family And Land Variety Within The Church The Easter Controversy Questions Of Organisation CHAPTER 16 CHRISTIANITY AMONGST THE BRITONS, DALRIADAN IRISH AND PICTS BRITAIN SOUTH OF THE CLYDE/FORTHAND BRITONS ABROAD The Roman Prelude Christianity In Sub-Roman Britain: Continuity Or Cultural Break? Gildas’ Witness And The Outlines Of The British Church Monasticism Britons Abroad The British Church, The Anglo-Saxons, And The Roman mission Conclusion NORTHERN BRITAIN(INCLUDING MODERN SCOTLAND) Northern Britons And Southern Picts Iona And Its Outreach Christianity And The Picts Northumbria, The Picts And Iona After The Synod Of Whitby (664) CHAPTER 17 ENGLAND IN THE SEVENTH CENTURY Introduction: The Influence Of Bede The Political Landscape In The Seventh Century Political narrative The dynamics of political development Ethnic identities The English and the Franks Kings And Kingship Royal government Lawmaking and the administration of justice The Impact Of The Church Introduction: narrative of events The impact of the conversion Nature and organisation of early English Christianity Economic And Social Organisation Territorial organisation Social organisation Towns and trade Conclusion: An English Golden Age? CHAPTER 18 SCANDINAVIA The Historical Setting Of Late Iron Age Scandinavia Scandinavia In European Historiography ‘Scandza’ –A European Origin Myth Scandinavian Animal Art Central Cognitive Structures In Scandinavian Societies Gift-Giving And Political Authority Hierarchical Settlement Pattern Scandinavia AD 500–700: Emerging Kingdoms And Royal Centres CHAPTER 19 THE SLAVS PART III THEMES AND PROBLEMS CHAPTER 20 THE JEWS IN EUROPE 500–1050 Introduction And Sources Population Occupations Jews In Christian Society Conclusions CHAPTER 21 KINGS AND KINGSHIP Introductory: A World Of Kings Imperial Rule Damascus The Balkans Barbarian Kingship: Celts Barbarian Kingship: Germans Proto-kings Kings in power Conclusion: Dolittle Kingship CHAPTER 22 THE MEDITERRANEAN ECONOMY Contexts: Evidence And Antecedents Contents: Orbits And Objects Means And Ends: The Fate Of The Interregional Mediterranean Exchange-Network CHAPTER 23 THE NORTHERN SEAS (FIFTH TO EIGHTH CENTURIES) The Legacy Of Late Antiquity The Development Of A Maritime Economy The Northern Seas And Their Hinterland Conclusion CHAPTER 24 MONEY AND COINAGE Italy And North Africa Gaul And Iberia, Pseudo-Imperial Coinages Establishment Of ‘National’ Coinages Conclusions CHAPTER 25 CHURCH STRUCTURE AND ORGANISATION Introduction The Papacy Metropolitan And Diocesan Constitution The Papal Vicariate Parish Organisation Councils And Synods The Clergy The Rights Of The Church The Economy Of The Church The Liturgy Pastoral Care Monasticism CHAPTER 26 CHRISTIANISATION AND THE DISSEMINATION OF CHRISTIAN TEACHING CHAPTER 27 EDUCATION AND LEARNING CHAPTER 28A ART AND ARCHITECTURE OF WESTERN EUROPE Architecture Sculpture Mosaic Decoration And Painting Manuscript Illumination Metalwork And tThe Minor Arts CHAPTER 28B ART AND ARCHITECTURE: THE EAST The Eastern Mediterranean Architecture And Architectural Decoration Icons Silver And Metalwork Illuminated Manuscripts (Greek And Syriac) Textiles Ivory And Bone Primary Sources Bibliography of Secondary Works Arranged By Chapter 1 THE LATER ROMAN EMPIRE 2 THE BARBARIAN INVASIONS 3 SOURCES AND INTERPRETATION 4 THE EASTERN EMPIRE IN THE SIXTH CENTURY 5 THE BYZANTINES IN THE WEST 6 OSTROGOTHIC ITALY AND THE LOMBARD INVASIONS 7 THE SUEVE AND VISIGOTHIC KINGDOMS AND 13 THE CATHOLIC VISIGOTHIC KINGDOM 8 MEROVINGIAN GAUL AND THE FRANKISH CONQUESTS 9 THE CELTIC KINGDOMS 10 THE EARLIEST ANGLO-SAXON KINGDOMS 11 THE BYZANTINE EMPIRE IN THE SEVENTH CENTURY 12 MUHAMMAD AND THE RISE OF ISLAM 14 FRANCIA IN THE SEVENTH CENTURY 15 RELIGION AND SOCIETY IN IRELAND AND 16 BRITONS, DALRIADAN IRISH AND PICTS 17 ENGLAND IN THE SEVENTH CENTURY 18 SCANDINAVIA 19 THE SLAVS 20 THE JEWS IN EUROPE 21 KINGS AND KINGSHIP 22 THE MEDITERRANEAN ECONOMY 23 THE NORTHERN SEAS 24 MONEY AND COINAGE 25 CHURCH STRUCTURE AND ORGANISATION 26 CHRISTIANISATION AND CHRISTIAN TEACHING 27 EDUCATION AND LEARNING 28A ART AND ARCHITECTURE OF WESTERN EUROPE 28B ART AND ARCHITECTURE: THE EAST The fifth volume of The New Cambridge Medieval History brings together studies of the political, religious, social and economic history of the whole of Europe and of the Mediterranean world between about 1198 and 1300. Comprehensive coverage of the developments in western Europe is balanced by attention to the east of Europe, including the Byzantine world, and the Islamic lands in Spain, north Africa and the Levant. Thematic articles look at the fine arts, the vernacular, communications and other aspects of a period in which the frontiers of Latin Christendom were expanding vigorously outwards; and attention is paid to the frontier societies that emerged in Spain, the Baltic and the Mediterranean islands V. 1. C. 500-c. 700 / Edited By Paul Fouracre -- V. 2. C. 700-c. 900 / Edited By Rosamond Mckitterick -- V. 3. C. 900-c. 1024 / Edited By Timothy Reuter -- V. 4. C. 1024-c. 1198 / Edited By David Luscombe And Jonathan Riley-smith (pt. 1-2) -- V. 5. C. 1198-c. 1300 / Edited By David Abulafia -- V. 6. C. 1300-c. 1415 / Edited By Michael Jones -- V. 7. C. 1415-c. 1500 / Edited By Christopher Allmand. Includes Bibliographical References And Indexes.