The History of Catholic Europe

Catholic faith had a strong impact on Hilaire Belloc's works. One of Belloc's most famous statements was 'the faith is Europe and Europe is the faith'. This book presents Belloc's interpretation of European history through Catholic prism. Europe and Faith What Was the Roman Empire? What Was the Church in the Roman Empire? What Was the 'Fall' of the Roman Empire? The Beginning of the Nations What Happened in Britain? The Dark Ages The Middle Ages What Was the Reformation? The Defection of Britain Survivals and New Arrivals The Two Cultures Survivals The Main Opposition New Arrivals The Opportunity

Joseph Hilaire Pierre René Belloc (1870 - 1953) was a British-French writer and historian and one of the most prolific writers in England during the early twentieth century. Belloc was also an orator, poet, sailor, satirist, writer of letters, soldier, and political activist. He was President of the Oxford Union and later MP for Salford South from 1906 to 1910.