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“.... if we cite other scholars without critical thinking, or without wondering why and in what context something was written, we risk perpetuating ideas that we may, in fact, not know to be correct ...”
― The Ruling Families of Rus: Clan, Family and Kingdom
― The Ruling Families of Rus: Clan, Family and Kingdom
“... history is a fog, a fog of uncertainty. The deeper one peers into it, the murkier and more uncertain the fog becomes. The instant an event has transpired and begins receding into the past it becomes vulnerable to memory and interpretation..”
― The Last Viking: The True Story of King Harald Hardrada and the End of the Norsemen
― The Last Viking: The True Story of King Harald Hardrada and the End of the Norsemen
“Books are so full of thoughts that some of them have learned to think.”
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“I do suffer from an associative malady that permits me to justify acquiring almost every book.”
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“rather split his trousers than an infinitive.”
― The Harry Palmer Quartet
― The Harry Palmer Quartet
A History of Royals
— 798 members
— last activity Feb 28, 2020 11:58AM
A place to talk about all royals from every corner of the world and from all moments in history, fiction or non-fiction; real or imaginary. Discuss ev ...more
European Royalty
— 1566 members
— last activity May 07, 2026 07:33AM
This is a group for anyone who enjoys fiction and non-fiction books about European royalty and history in general. We have a wide variety of discussio ...more
Tudor History Lovers
— 3134 members
— last activity May 17, 2026 08:41PM
Anyone who enjoys historical fiction or history books about Tudor England will like this group. Whether you have been all the way to England just to t ...more
All Things Medieval
— 522 members
— last activity Dec 14, 2022 08:31PM
where people can talk about anything and everything Medieval from known historical figures to life and times of the period to favorite authors of the ...more
Medieval Nonfiction Book Club
— 153 members
— last activity Oct 06, 2021 01:37AM
This book group reads nonfiction books on various topics in medieval European history, both academic and popular history. Group reads can last from on ...more
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