The Christian World of the Middle Ages

Bernard Hamilton is Professor of Crusading History at the University of Nottingham. He is the author of The Crusades in Sutton's Pocket History series and numerous other books on medieval history.

Part one: The Medieval Western Church: Latin liturgy and Bible; monasticism; papacy; Romanesque and Gothic architecture; stained glass; Celtic Christianity; Northern Christianity; crusading; shrines and pilgrimages. Part two: The Church in Byzantine lands: Constantine the Great; Slav invasions; Russia; fourth crusade; Ottoman empire; Basilicas; icons; mosaics; Sinai and Athos. Part three: Christian rivalry in the Levant: Christianity within the Arab empire; crusades; Islamic rule; Antioch and Jerusalem; Syrian and Iraqi Christians; Lebanese Christians; Christianity in Armenia and Georgia. Part four: The Churches of Medieval Africa: North Africa and the late Roman empire; Egypt; Ethiopia; Nubia. Part five: The spread of Christianity in Asia: Persian empire; the Silk Road; South Indian Christians; Prester John; the Mongol empire. Epilogue: Jerusalem: centre of the Christian world: Empress Helena; Holy City of Islam; crusader kings; pilgrims.