Jeremy McQuoid navigates you through the difficult terrain of the 'Middle Ages' - and doesn't duck the challenges of this period for the church today! He explores both the emergence of 'Christendom' and the rise of Islam; explains both the factors which led to the series of 'Crusades' and the reasons behind the creation of centres of learning; and charts both the decline of the papacy and the precursors to what would become the great 'Reformation'.