The Conversion of Europe (TEXT ONLY)
- ISBN-10
- 0007502966
- ISBN-13
- 9780007502967
- Category
- History (General)
- Pages
- 608
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2012-11-22
- Publisher
- HarperCollins UK
- Authors
- Richard Fletcher, Charles Henry Robinson
Description
The story of how Europe was converted to Christianity from 300AD until the barbarian Lithuanians finally capitulated at the astonishingly late date of 1386. It is an epic tale from one of the most gifted historians of today.
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