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I don't usually buy physical books anymore, since I realised that I'd get better value for my money if I only get books that don't really work on a Kindle, like illustrated books. So recently, I bought The Middle Ages: A Graphic History by Dr. Eleanor Janega and it's pretty good! It's basically an introduction to the Middle Ages and it does a pretty good job at providing a overview of about 1000 years of history. This book got me interested in the Middle Ages enough that I feel like reading all of the Dan Jones books I've had in my TBR for ages now.
Nevermind, I found out Dan Jones is kinda cringe
Still, being excited about a topic feels great! If you are interested, Indro Montalli wrote a ‘History of Italy’ and his books on the Middle Ages are supposed to be really good. I read a couple of them and I really enjoyed his style, both precise and charismatic.
Thanks for the recommendation! 😊
The complete shift in tone had cackling earlier
Why is he cringe though very curious 👀
I guess this is a small reason to not like him, but in 2021 he wrote an article where he compared the Extinction Rebellion to the English Peasants' Revolt in a way that suggested both of them were apocalyptic and wanting the end of the world, like mobs riled up by apocalyptic preachers.
This guy is a historian but that article was so sus to me, like the only people who think that way about the Peasants' Revolt are the ones who look back at history and think they would be the nobles enslaving end indebting people.
So yeah I was planning on reading his book on the Peasants' Revolt but I guess I'll pass on it and find one by a better historian