A World Lit Only By Fire Book Report

In the writings of William Manchester in “A World Lit Only By Fire”, Manchester uses the first two sections of his book to provide a background for the third section. In general, the first section explains the background and causes of the renaissance, and the third section explains the effects of the renaissance and what parts of the renaissance inspired the changes that were applied to history then and now. Manchester explained the life of the lavish and the peasants versus explorers, like Ferdinand Magellan, Christopher Columbus, and more. To understand the context of the third section of the book, the reader should understand the reasonings for the changes, being that Europe just transitioned from the Dark Ages with poverty to a new age