The Inheritance of Rome: A History of Europe from 400 to 1000

“The breath of reading is astounding, the knowledge displayed is awe-inspiring and the attention quietly given to critical theory and the postmodern questioning of evidence is both careful and sincere.”–The Daily Telegraph (UK) “A superlative work of historical scholarship.”–Literary Review (UK) A unique and enlightening look at Europe’s so-called Dark Ages; the second volume in the Penguin History of Europe Defying the conventional Dark Ages view…