Project Gutenberg 2020-06-26 Public domain in the USA. 389 Lodge, Richard, Sir 1855 1936 The Close of the Middle Ages, 1272-1494, 3rd Ed. Periods of European history. Period III Produced by Chris Curnow, David King, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net. (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive.) "The Close of the Middle Ages, 1272-1494" by Sir Richard Lodge is a historical account written in the early 20th century. This work forms the third volume in the series "Periods of European History" and focuses on the transformative years that led to the end of the Middle Ages and the emergence of modern Europe. The narrative spans significant events, political shifts, and social changes that characterized this complex period, emphasizing the chaos and diversity that defined Europe during these two centuries. At the start of the book, Lodge outlines the intricacies of European history during the closing phase of the Middle Ages, explaining the political fragmentation that followed the Great Interregnum and the shifting balance of power among various states. The opening discusses figures such as Rudolf of Hapsburg and Ottokar of Bohemia, highlighting key conflicts and the decline of the imperial authority. Lodge emphasizes that the period was marked by a struggle between old traditions and emerging states, alongside notable events such as the Hundred Years War and the Renaissance, setting the stage for the detailed exploration of the political and intellectual developments that followed. The author acknowledges the challenges of organizing the narrative due to the era's inherent diversity, indicating a careful approach to presenting this complex historical landscape. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 60.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Middle Ages D Text Category: History - European Category: History - Medieval/Middle Ages Category: History - Early Modern (c. 1450-1750) 1637496 2025-07-25T03:51:51.546093 text/html 1559573 2024-10-18T04:06:25 text/html 6333006 2025-07-25T03:52:16.866416 application/epub+zip 6331986 2025-07-25T03:51:56.793565 application/epub+zip 596931 2025-07-25T03:51:53.866015 application/epub+zip 5561020 2025-07-25T03:52:29.705411 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 5445246 2025-07-25T03:52:13.631461 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 903403 2022-09-28T07:31:18.976605 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1266337 2025-07-25T03:51:47.741114 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1246404 2024-10-18T04:06:25 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16743 2025-07-25T03:52:29.944375 application/rdf+xml 6619 2025-07-25T03:51:54.171060 image/jpeg 1572 2025-07-25T03:51:54.023030 image/jpeg 9768420 2025-07-25T03:51:51.806041 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia