Michael North

Later medieval Europe saw a great deal of change and expansion of different kinds. This geographically broad textbook, The Expansion of Europe, 1250–1500, explores these events in a series of chapters on the different countries, covering the Holy Roman Empire, East-Central Europe, Scandinavia, and Russia. It looks not only at political history but also delves into the economy, society, and...

In this overview of the Baltic region from the Vikings to the European Union, Michael North presents the sea and the lands that surround it as a Nordic Mediterranean, a maritime zone of shared influence, with its own distinct patterns of trade, cultural exchange, and conflict. Covering over a thousand years in a part of the world where seas have...