Tommy Baker’s Reviews > The Bright Ages: A New History of Medieval Europe > Status Update

Love how this book is constantly examining the weaponization of history and challenging preconceived narratives. History is far more complicated and nuanced than we like to imagine - The idea that ancient humans couldn't have lived the same multi-faceted and contradictory lives that we live. This book suggests that they did, which seems obvious in hindsight. But the Great Narrative persists, The Great West...