An Economic History of Medieval EuropeThis straightforward, clear and very approachable account of the development of the European economy and its infrastructure from the second century to 1500 has been deservedly popular with students and general readers alike since it was first publishes some twenty years ago. |
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The early Middle Ages | 41 |
The invasions of the ninth century | 84 |
The expansion of the medieval economy | 90 |
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