With over 180 maps (including forty new ones) expert commentaries and an extensive bibliography, this second edition of an essential reference guide to medieval Europe brings the complex and colourful history of the Middle Ages to life.

David Ditchburn is Senior Lecturer in History at the University of Aberdeen. His publications include Scotland and Europe: The Medieval Kingdom and its Contacts with Christendom, c. 1215-1545 (2001). Simon MacLean is Lecturer in Medieval History at the University of St Andrews. His publications include Kingship and Politics in the Late Ninth Century: Charles the Fat and the End of the Carolingian Empire (2003). Angus MacKay was Professor of Medieval History at the University of Edinburgh. His publications include Spain in the Middle Ages: From Frontier to Empire, 1000-1500 (1977).

Part 1: Physical Europe Part 2: The Early Middle Ages, c.395-1050 1. War, Politics and Power 2. Religion 3. Government, Economy and Society 4. Culture Part 3: The High Middle Ages, c.1050-1300 5. War, Politics and Power 6. Religion 7. Government, Economy and Society 8. Culture Part 4: The Late Middle Ages, c.1300-1500 9. War, Politics and Power 10. Religion 11. Government, Economy and Society 12. Culture