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Mysteries of the Middle Ages: And the Beginning of the Modern World (Hinges of History)
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This is a well-written, beautifully illustrated book. The treatment of the footnotes is unusual and eminently readable; they are on the same page, rather than being relegated to the end of the book, and not in the usual 6 or 7 pt fine print of a scholarly treatise. The author obviously knows his subject matter, but his writing is more conversational th... »
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The Life and Death of Anne Boleyn
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It is impossible for me to ignore the impressive amount of scholarship, reasearch, time, thought, and effort that went into this book. Mr. Ives has no doubt done a service to Anne Boleyn Scholars. HOwever, the book is nearly impossible to read. Mr Ive's introduces many ancedotes into his narratives, which he then proceeds to argue are apocryphal, and t... »
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The House of Medici: Its Rise and Fall
I have read almost all of Chris Hibbert's works across all the historical streams he writes. He is a good narrative historian with a deft control of his s... »
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