Geoffrey Barraclough – författare

During the age of Romanticism and revolt the trauma of the French Revolution worked itself out in the texture of the developments stimulated by the Industrial Revolution, though the solutions formulated by contemporaries were put to the test at a later period and were realized. if at all, in a manner very different from the one originally envisaged.

The author seeks to show how its success in building up its authority and its legal and administrative machinery militated against its claim to spiritual leadership, and how an institution which rose through furthering the cause of reform later became an obstacle to reform and itself in need of reformation. In other words, he is concerned with the great dichotomies - to say nothing of the conflicting ideals and contrasting personalities - which make the history of the medieval papacy so dramatic and instructive. Professor Barraclough's writings on papal history cover a period of more than thirty years. They are based on extensive research in the Vatican Archives and other major manuscript libraries. The present volume is refreshingly original in judgment and constantly surprises the reader by its ability to place even the best-known episodes and personalities in anew and revealing light.

First Published in 1960, Social Life in Early England provides an authoritative introduction to the periods of English history usually taught in the middle school. The essays in the volume are well adapted in picking out the social background and environment in which English history moved, from the time of the Roman settlement until the close of the Middle Ages. It discusses themes like Roman Britain; English monasteries; development of the castle in England and Wales; European arms and armour; Norman London; the meaning of medieval moneys and medieval trade routes. This is a must read for students of British history.This book contains four fold out plan maps, which, due to modern print-on-demand manufacture cannot be reproduced. They are available from the publisher, free-of-charge to any purchaser of the book.

First Published in 1960, Social Life in Early England provides an authoritative introduction to the periods of English history usually taught in the middle school. The essays in the volume are well adapted in picking out the social background and environment in which English history moved, from the time of the Roman settlement until the close of the Middle Ages. It discusses themes like Roman Britain; English monasteries; development of the castle in England and Wales; European arms and armour; Norman London; the meaning of medieval moneys and medieval trade routes. This is a must read for students of British history.This book contains four fold out plan maps, which, due to modern print-on-demand manufacture cannot be reproduced. They are available from the publisher, free-of-charge to any purchaser of the book.