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The Crucible of Europe: The Ninth and Tenth Centuries in European History

by Geoffrey Barraclough

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Stephen Horsfall said: " Pretty interesting. He is unimpressed by Charlemagne in some ways, in particular his failure to ensure the continuance of his empire after his death. "

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"Reading this in the Folio Society edition, part of their five-volume 'Middle Ages' set, which retitles it 'The Crucible of the Middle Ages'. Pretty interesting. He is unimpressed by Charlemagne in some ways, in particular his failure to ensure the continuance of his empire after his death." — Oct 26, 2020 12:14AM

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“In War: Resolution,
In Defeat: Defiance,
In Victory: Magnanimity
In Peace: Good Will.”
― Winston S. Churchill, The Second World War

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“And gentlemen in England now-a-bed
Shall think themselves accurs'd they were not here,
And hold their manhoods cheap whiles any speaks
That fought with us upon Saint Crispin's day.”
― William Shakespeare, Henry V

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