内容简介

　　本书用丰富的考古发现、古典文献、历史图片及地图等资料，还原了中世纪晚期这一欧洲社会的转型时期。

　　这一时期欧洲经历了重重危机。黑死病导致人口锐减，农业陷入危机；金融市场动荡不安；英法百年战争战乱；抗议运动盛行……危机也波及中欧、东欧，甚至拜占庭帝国。同时，这一时期国家机器得到强化，王权日益强大，军队建设迈向专业化，贸易得到扩张。欧洲逐渐走出中世纪的迷雾，文艺复兴与宗教改革的种子开始萌芽。

　　美国国家地理全球史

　　美国国家地理全球史系列，是美国国家地理学会出品的，规模宏大的一组历史丛书项目，是其100多年历史文化内容的培育与积累，共有30种图书。本套丛书内容由考古学家、历史学家、语言学家、地理学家、制图家、摄影师、插画家和编辑组成的多学科团队精心创制。立足于历史与文明的思索，以时间轴展开对世界各地文明及人类历史发展变量的解读和记录。

　　作者简介

　　美国国家地理学会

　　(National Geographic Society)

　　1888年1月13日，于美国华盛顿的宇宙俱乐部成立，同年10月，新成立的学会创办了自己的会刊，这便是如今享誉全球的美国《国家地理》杂志。此外美国国家地理学会还拥有国家地理频道等包含电影、电视节目、图书、网站等一系列跨媒体品牌，如今学会现已经成为全球大型非盈利的教育与科学机构。

　　本丛书顾问编委：

　　彼得·柏克（Peter Burke）：英国著名历史学家，剑桥大学文化史荣誉教授。

　　约翰·艾略特爵士（Sir John H.Elliott）：英国著名历史学家，牛津大学荣誉教授、牛津奥里尔学院荣誉院士、剑桥大学三一学院荣誉院士。

　　其余编委都为来自全球著名学府的历史学等相关学科专家。

Content introduction

The book uses a wealth of archaeological finds, classical documents, historical pictures and maps to restore the late Middle Ages, a period of social transformation in Europe.

During this period, Europe experienced many crises. The Black Death decimated the population and plunged agriculture into crisis; Financial markets are volatile; The Hundred Years War between Britain and France; The protest movement is rife The crisis also affected Central and Eastern Europe and even the Byzantine Empire. At the same time, the state apparatus was strengthened, the royal power became increasingly powerful, the military construction became professional, and trade expanded. Europe gradually emerged from the fog of the Middle Ages, and the seeds of the Renaissance and the Reformation began to sprout.

National Geographic Global History

The National Geographic Global History Series is a large-scale historical series project produced by the National Geographic Society of the United States, which is the cultivation and accumulation of its historical and cultural content for more than 100 years, with a total of 30 books. The content of this series has been carefully developed by a multidisciplinary team of archaeologists, historians, linguists, geographers, cartographers, photographers, illustrators and editors. Based on the thinking of history and civilization, it starts to interpret and record the variables of the development of civilization and human history around the world with the timeline.

About the author

National Geographic Society

(National Geographic Society)

On January 13, 1888, the Universe Club was founded in Washington, the United States, and in October of the same year, the newly established society created its own journal, which is now the world-renowned National Geographic magazine. In addition, the National Geographic Society also owns a series of cross-media brands such as the National Geographic Channel, including movies, TV programs, books, websites, and so on. Today, the society has become a large non-profit educational and scientific organization in the world.

Advisory Editorial Board of this series:

Peter Burke is a distinguished British historian and emeritus Professor of Cultural History at Cambridge University.

Sir John H.Eliot is a famous British historian, Honorary Professor of the University of Oxford, Honorary Fellow of Oriel College, Oxford, and Honorary Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge.

The rest of the editorial board are experts in history and related disciplines from renowned universities around the world.