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A lecture by a historian focusing on Convivencia and the Islamic Invasion of Iberia
Good, simple points outiling key events in the chronology of Iberia, and then goes on to explain methods and motives of Convivencia employed by the Muslims and their effects
more fromwww.rogerlouismartinez.com
BBC - Religion and Ethics - Islam
A webpage giving a brief overview of Muslim Spain. Discussing the Golden Age of religious tolerance between Muslim, Christian, and Jew, including life for non-Muslims in Islamic Spain, and the rules they had to adhere too, why non-Muslims were tolerated i
more fromwww.bbc.co.uk
Biography of Pope Leo III
Biography of the Pope who raised Charlemagne to Emporer, it is useful to see perhaps some of the story behind his actions. Unfortunately quite likely to be bias (catholic encyclopedia) it does give background to his motives and relationship with Charlemag
more fromwww.newadvent.org
Charlemagne and the Saxons from the History of the Christian Church
This source is useful in learning about how the Saxons responded to the first attempts to convert them. It also describes Charlemagne's methods in converting them and his determination to force them to become Christian.
more fromwww.ccel.org
Charlemagne and the Carolingian Renaissance
A lecture giving a good overview of Charlemagne's reign and achievements. Only problem is it only touches on important subjects but does provide a base for further studying.
more fromwww.historyguide.org
Charlemagne: General Capitulary of the Missi (802)
A good primary source. Shows Charlemagne to be laying down the laws for the church, tell the bishops and nuns what he wishes them to do and don't do and refers to and exlains the promise or oath to empire. A good source if read what the source is not sayi
more fromwww.fordham.edu
Extract from a book analysing the background to Augustines conversion mission
Quite a good short section, mentions Bede and also Boniface and conversions in general. As its a google scholar piece a couple of pages are missing, but the first 2 are fairly relevant
more frombooks.google.co.uk
Medival Church. Venerable Bede
A small passage on Bede but what is good about this website is that its lists a number of primary sources, and even more secondary sources that could be used to studying Bede.
more fromwww.medievalchurch.org.uk
Charlemagne, the Saxons and the imperial coronation of 800
Secondary source from jstor describing Charlemagne's relationship with the Saxons and describing the lead up to his coronation in 800. Also states why an imperial coronation was advantageous with regard to control over the Saxons inparticular.
more fromwww.jstor.org
BBC - Radio 4 In Our Time - The Venerable Bede
Podcast from the BBC on Bede. Interesting. Has some links to further information from the webpage.
more fromwww.bbc.co.uk
primary source in the form of a letter from a bishop to clovis reaffirming why it was such a good choice for him to convert, and telling him that with God on his side he will be able to defeat all his enemies.
more fromquod.lib.umich.edu
Catholic Encyclopedia
Quite a useful encyclopedia for all things Catholic. Proposes to 'give its readers full and authoritative information on the entire cycle of Catholic interests, action and doctrine'. Whilst being presuambly written by Christians pehaps it may be slightly
more fromwww.newadvent.org
The Way and the Ways: Religious Tolerance and Intolerance in the Fourth Century A.D.
A very good article which covers the period at which were looking at but its pages 5-8 that specify on Julian. Explains what he tried to do and the ways in which he tried to achieve his aims. Author seems to like Julian so provides a one sided account of
more fromwww.jstor.org
Julian's failure to reinstate Paganism
describes the reasons why Julian's attemps to reinsate paganism was unsuccessful. fairly useful as a genereal overview
more fromancienthistory.about.com
Review for book on Julian
Although this is only a few pages long, and a book review, it is interesting because it provides a description of his reign and the psychological background of his childhood. It also cites some historiography.
more fromwww.jstor.org
basic overview of Julian's rise to power, policy etc.
This is a typical wikipedia general overview, it covers the rise to power, reforms, policies, life story and religion of Julian. It's quite useful in terms of logically sorting out his major policies, also it is chronologically helpful after a few questio
more fromen.wikipedia.org
JSTOR: Journal of Roman Studies: Vol. 27, Part 1: Papers Presented to Sir Henry Stuart Jones, p. [22]
Secondary source in which one of the major late Roman historians of the early 20th century outlines the origins of Christian myths about the death of Julian - that Christians killed him as punishment for his apostasy
more fromwww.jstor.org
Emperor Constantine
general overview of the life of constantine focusing on his conversion to christianity.
more fromwww.earlychurch.org.uk
Eusebius on Constantine
This is quite interesting just to illustrate as we were told in our lecture how praiseful of Constantine Eusebius is. Its a very biased page from one of Eusebius's writings about how constantine almost conquered the entire world
more fromwww.ccel.org
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