Millennium: The End of the World and the Forging of Christendom

Tom Holland

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Prose: non-fiction, History, General & world history, History: earliest times to present day

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Abacus
- Paperback Nov 1, 2009 | 9780349119724 | RRP $27.99 Buy Now
- Audiobook Sep 12, 2019 | 9781405541336 | RRP $35.99 Buy Now
- e-Book Apr 21, 2011 | 9780748131044 | RRP $14.99 Buy Now
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Little, Brown Audio
- Paperback Nov 1, 2009 | 9780349119724 | RRP $27.99 Buy Now
- Audiobook Sep 12, 2019 | 9781405541336 | RRP $35.99 Buy Now
- e-Book Apr 21, 2011 | 9780748131044 | RRP $14.99 Buy Now
- Audiobook Dec 18, 2008 | 9781405504560 | RRP $30.99 Buy Now
Imprint

Abacus
- Paperback Nov 1, 2009 | 9780349119724 | RRP $27.99 Buy Now
- Audiobook Sep 12, 2019 | 9781405541336 | RRP $35.99 Buy Now
- e-Book Apr 21, 2011 | 9780748131044 | RRP $14.99 Buy Now
- Audiobook Dec 18, 2008 | 9781405504560 | RRP $30.99 Buy Now
Imprint

Little, Brown Audio
- Paperback Nov 1, 2009 | 9780349119724 | RRP $27.99 Buy Now
- Audiobook Sep 12, 2019 | 9781405541336 | RRP $35.99 Buy Now
- e-Book Apr 21, 2011 | 9780748131044 | RRP $14.99 Buy Now
- Audiobook Dec 18, 2008 | 9781405504560 | RRP $30.99 Buy Now

Tom Holland, author of RUBICON and PERSIAN FIRE, gives a thrilling panoramic account of the birth of the new Western Europe in the year 1000.

Of all the civilisations existing in the year 1000, that of Western Europe seemed the unlikeliest candidate for future greatness. Compared to the glittering empires of Byzantium or Islam, the splintered kingdoms on the edge of the Atlantic appeared impoverished, fearful and backward. But the anarchy of these years proved to be, not the portents of the end of the world, as many Christians had dreaded, but rather the birthpangs of a radically new order.

MILLENNIUM is a stunning panoramic account of the two centuries on either side of the apocalyptic year 1000. This was the age of Canute, William the Conqueror and Pope Gregory VII, of Vikings, monks and serfs, of the earliest castles and the invention of knighthood, and of the primal conflict between church and state. The story of how the distinctive culture of Europe - restless, creative and dynamic - was forged from out of the convulsions of these extraordinary times is as fascinating and as momentous as any in history.

Praise for Millennium: The End of the World and the Forging of Christendom

Tom Holland's Millennium is a wonderful spotlight for a general readership wondering how we got here without knowing where we d come from...Holland has written a rattling book, full of blood, guts and insight. - Good Reading
A mighty narrative of kings and popes, battles and massacres... A tremendously good read. - Sunday Telegraph Magazine
Holland excels at narration, never jogging when he can gallop, using generous quotations to convey the mind-set of centuries hagridden with millennial rumours of the end of the world. His highly individual road map to the hitherto dark ages is written with forceful - and convincing - panache.' - Christina Hardyment, Independent
It is perfectly right for Holland to claim a great deal for the 11th century, of which his book is a splendid, highly coloured canvas.' - Norman Stone, Guardian

Tom Holland

Tom Holland is an award-winning historian, author and broadcaster. His bestselling books include Rubicon: The Triumph and the Tragedy of the Roman Republic, which won the Hessell-Tiltman Prize for History and was shortlisted for the Samuel Johnson Prize; Persian Fire, which won the Anglo-Hellenic League's Runciman Award; Millennium: The End of the World and the Forging of Christendom; In the Shadow of the Sword: The Battle for Global Empire and the End of the Ancient World; Dynasty: The Rise and Fall of the House of Caesar; and Dominion: The Making of the Western Mind.

Holland has adapted Homer, Herodotus, Thucydides and Virgil for the BBC. His translation of Herodotus was published in 2013 by Penguin Classics and followed in 2016 by a history of A thelstan published under the Penguin Monarchs series, and in 2019 A thelflA d England's Forgotten Founder as a Ladybird Expert Book. In 2007, he was the winner of the Classical Association prize, awarded to 'the individual who has done most to promote the study of the language, literature and civilisation of Ancient Greece and Rome'.

Holland hosts (with Dominic Sandbrook) the no.1 podcast The Rest is History. He has written and presented a number of TV documentaries for the BBC and Channel 4, on subjects ranging from religion to dinosaurs. He served two years as the Chair of the Society of Authors; as Chair of the PLR Advisory Committee and was on the committee of the Classical Association.

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