Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-215) and index
Contents:
Between antiquity and the Middle Ages: what happened? The decline of the Roman Empire The peoples of Europe Childeric and other early Dark Age kings What happened to the Roman cities? Roman Londinium to Saxon Lundenwic: continuity and change (A.D. 43-800) New centers in the North The revolution in the countryside Crafting tools and ornaments for the new societies Royal exchange and everyday trade Spread of the new religion Arts, scholarship, and education Charlemagne's elephant and the history of Europe