The Flight and Fall of the Eagle A History of Medieval Germany 8001648 [Paperback]

In addition to tracing the political, cultural and religious history of medieval Germany, this volume examines the thought of outstanding German men and women, and includes an extensive account of the changing status of German Jews.The intellectual, cultural, and political renaissance that characterized the Europe of Charlemagne was threatened severely by invasions from all sides. Only Germany avoided the consequent phenomenon of feudalism. This was due to a series of rulers who provided protection to the people, reform to the Church, and patronage of cultural revival. From the thirteenth century, this cultural and political unity began to fragment, and by 1648 what had been a successful revival of the Roman Empire had been destroyed. In addition to tracing the political, cultural and religious history of medieval Germany, this volume examines the thought of outstanding German men and women, and includes an extensive account of the changing status of German Jews.PrefaceI.The Eagle is BornII.Restoring the Roman EmpireA.Prelude to EmpireB.The Carolingians ReplacedC.Protecting the HomelandD.Creating a StateE.Enlisting Leaders of the ChurchF.Administering the KingdomG.Italy and EmpireH.The Ottonian RenaissanceJ.Hrotswitha of GandersheimK.The End of the Old Warriors CampaignIII.Growing Peace and ProsperityA.The Agricultural RevolutionB.Otto II: Advances and SetbacksC.Sources of StrengthD.A Flourishing CultureIV.A Vision of ChristendomA.The Early Years of Otto IIIB.Pope Sylvester IIC.Adelbert of Prague, Boleslav the Bold, and Stephen of HungaryD.Church Reform and Roman RestorationE.Intellectual Life Under Otto IIIF.The End of the ReignV.Reform and Imperial TheocracyA.The King and EmperorB.Episcopal and Monastic ReformC.Imperial TheocracyD.The Making of the TheocratE.The Governance of the EmpireF.Universality and RegionalismVI.The Construction of a StateA.Choosing the KingB.The Governance of the RealmC.The Triumphant Warrior and DiplomatD.Conrad and the ChurchE.Death and lS²