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This is the book I should have bought when we were on vacation in Bayeux. Scene by scene imagery and commentary. It'll take me a while to get through this book.
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""It looks as if the young William was growing up not only at a time when his father’s rule was increasingly secure and successful, but in an atmosphere where atonement for sin and religious patronage were a central part of everyday life."
Bates, David. William the Conqueror (The English Monarchs Series) (p. 78)." — Feb 19, 2026 10:53AM
""It looks as if the young William was growing up not only at a time when his father’s rule was increasingly secure and successful, but in an atmosphere where atonement for sin and religious patronage were a central part of everyday life."
Bates, David. William the Conqueror (The English Monarchs Series) (p. 78)." — Feb 19, 2026 10:53AM
It would be difficult to think of a greater inversion—or even perversion—of the original mission of crusading than a Latin king of Jerusalem losing his head in a war against the pope.
“Conservatism is not inherently moralistic, negative, arrogant, condescending, and self-righteous. Nor is it authoritarian. Yet all of these are adjectives that best describe the political outlook of contemporary conservatism. I make these observations not as an outsider, but as a conservative who is deeply troubled by what has become of a treasured philosophy. Conservatism has been co-opted by authoritarians, a most dangerous type of political animal.”
― Conservatives Without Conscience
― Conservatives Without Conscience
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