First published to wide critical acclaim in 1992, The Two Cities has become an essential text for students of Medieval history. For the second edition, chapters have been thoroughly revised to take into account the historiography of the past decade.
Covering a colourful period from the schism between the eastern and western churches, this medieval history explores the defining characteristic of the high Middle Ages - the delicate relationship between the spiritual and secular worlds, the two "cities" of the title.
'Meets every conceivable need and effectively renders redundant all earlier textbooks on the high Middle Ages ... in short, the book is excellent in every respect.' - History Today
