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Vanished Kingdoms: The History of Half-Forgotten Europe
by Norman Davies
by Norman Davies
Very, very detailed analysis of kingdoms that have dissolved over the centuries. Excellent analysis of the most-recent Soviet Union. I'm always surprised at the ingenious ways the old cultures to kill one another. One ancient tribe would bend down two adjacent birch trees then tie a leg of the soon-to-be-deceased to the tip of each tree. Then, release!
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Reading Progress
| 01/28/2012 | page 45 |
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6.0% | |
| 02/02/2012 | page 117 |
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15.0% | "Damn, why did I get myself into this one? Massive tome on kingdoms that have come and gone, many not very well known. The first few chapters deal with kingdoms from around 4th and 5th century of which I have little knowledge, so I was a bit lost in the slurry of names and regions. But now I'm up to the chapter on Aragon (12th century) and am feeling a little less ignorant. Just a little." |
