Part one. The events. Chapter I. Peter's way to the Bulgarian Throne / Mirosław J. Leszka
Chapter II. Bulgarian-Byzantine relations during the reign of Symeon I the Great (893-927) / Mirosław J. Leszka
Chapter III. Peace / Mirosław J. Leszka, Kirił Marinow
Chapter IV. The Byzantine consort of the Bulgarian ruler: Maria Lekapene / Zofia A. Brzozowska
Chapter V. The internal situation / Mirosław J. Leszka, Kirił Marinow
Chapter VI. Foreign policy / Mirosław J. Leszka, Kirił Marinow
Chapter VII. Last years of Peter's reign (963-969) / Mirosław J. Leszka, Kirił Marinow
Chapter VIII. The year 971 / Mirosław J. Leszka, Kirił Marinow
Part two. The structures. Chapter I. The environment and geopolitics of the state / Kirił Marinow
Chapter II. The economy / Kirił Marinow
Chapter III. Everyday life / Nikolay Hrissimov
Chapter IV. State organisation and power hierarchy in the Bulgarian Empire (927-969) / Georgi N. Nikolov
Chapter V. Armed forces and the defence system of Peter's state / Kirił Marinow
Chapter VI. Wild, haughty and menacing highlanders: Bulgarians and mountains in the context of Byzantine-Bulgarian armed conflicts / Kirił Marinow
Chapter VII. The church / Mirosław J. Leszka, Jan M. Wolski
Chapter VIII. The culture / Zofia A. Brzozowska, Angel Nikolov
Part three. The interpretations. A. Medieval visions. Chapter I. The portrayal of Peter in mediaeval sources / Mirosław J. Leszka
Chapter II. War and peace in the House of the Lord: a conflict among Orthodox Christians and its overcoming according to the homily 'On the treaty with the Bulgarians' / Kirił Marinow
Chapter III. The cult of the Bulgarian Tsar Peter (927-969) and the driving ideas of the Bulgarian Liberation uprisings against the Byzantine rule in the 11th-12th century / Miliana Kaymakamova
B. Modern views. Chapter IV. The portrayal of Peter in modern historiography / Jan M. Wolski.