Millenium - The End of the World and the Forging of Christendom written by Tom Holland performed by Andrew Sachs on CD (Abridged)

A Genius Performance by Andrew Sachs! 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. This wonderful book takes you on a journey through one of the most important periods of world history. Dramatic and insightful - brilliant stuff!