The Medieval Scene: An Informal Introduction to the Middle Ages

A fast paced intro to the Middle Ages [defined by Coulter as beginning with the break up of the Roman Empire and ending with the Reformation] and based on a series of 1929 radio broadcasts, it is a brisk, very readable 163 page `informal introduction' that is salted with incisive comment. Most of the book is a clear, no nonsense delight, except for the chapter on chivalry which is a little too full of extensive quotes from Froissart and therefore a bit of a drag.