Part I: 1. Why the Middle Ages?
2. Demography and the commercial revolution
3. Those who fought: the nobles
6. Those who worked: the peasants
7. Those who worked: the townspeople
8. Women in medieval society
9. Those who prayed: the monks
10. Francis of Assisi & the Franciscan movement
12. The medieval inquisitions.
Part II: 13. Jews & Christians
14. The origins of scholasticism
15. Aquinas & the problem of Aristotle
16. The first universities
18. The conquest of Jerusalem
24. Looking back, looking forward.
Part 1 : Lecture 1. Why the Middle Ages? --
Lecture 2. Demography and the commercial revolution --
Lecture 3. Those who fought - the nobles --
Lecture 4. The chivalric code --
Lecture 6. Those who worked - the peasants --
Lecture 7. Those who worked - the townspeople --
Lecture 8. Women in medieval society --
Lecture 9. Those who prayed - the monks --
Lecture 10. Francis of Assisi & the Franciscan movement --
Lecture 11. Heretics & heresy --
Lecture 12. The medieval inquisitions. Part 2 : Lecture 13. Jews and Christians --
Lecture 14. The origins of scholasticism --
Lecture 15. Aquinas and the problem of Aristotle --
Lecture 16. The first universities --
Lecture 17. The People's Crusade --
Lecture 18. The conquest of Jerusalem --
Lecture 19. The Norman Conquest --
Lecture 20. Philip II of France --
Lecture 21. Magna Carta --
Lecture 22. Empire versus papacy --
Lecture 23. Emperor Frederick II --
Lecture 24. Looking back, looking forward.
pt. 1. disc 1. Lessons 1-6. Why the Middle Ages?
Demography and the commercial revolution
Those who fought: the nobles
Those who worked: the peasants
pt. 1. disc 2. Lessons 7-12. Those who worked: the townspeople
Women in medieval society
Those who prayed: the monks
Francis of Assisi and the Franciscan movement
The medieval inquisitions.
pt. 2. disc 3. Lessons 13-18. Jews and Christians
The origins of scholasticism
Aquinas and the problem of Aristotle
The conquest of Jerusalem
pt. 2. disc 4. Lessons 19-24. The Norman Conquest
Looking back, looking forward.