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Historical and Miscellaneous Questions for the Use of Young People: With a Selection of British and General Biography
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History of France, Spain, Portugal, Germany, Poland, Italy, the Apostolic See and the Popes.
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This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
History of France, Spain, Portugal, Germany, Poland, Italy, the Apostolic See and the Popes.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
590 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 2005
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June 13, 2018
Last November, in one of the last weeks of my stay there, I was luckily able to participate in a book fair held by Lifeline, a non-profit organization that supports people in crisis. I was wavering whether to purchase this book, as it cost 20 AUD, and although I had the cash with me, I wondered whether it was going to be worth it.
When I decided to buy the book because I was likely never going to see it again, it had disappeared in the box, and I had seen no one take it. I wasn't particularly sad, but I realized I would liked to have the book. Long story short, it was actually hidden by one of my good friends and given to me as a gift later that evening.
I promised her that I was going to read this book, but because I am both a reader and a hoarder, it took me quite some time before I managed to start reading it in the Hagonoy Islet of the Britania Islets in Surigao. In fact, it still has a bit of sad in its back cover in spite of the fact that I had covered it with plastic.
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Richmal Mangnall, during the 18th century, proved that women were just as able and learned as men were. This book was written as a summary of the relevant occurrences of history from the ancient times until the 19th century, as this was a new edition with addenda from Rev. Wright, Joseph Guy, and Doctor Watts.
Although there are some details that have been disproved by the modernization of science, history, and archaeology, there's still tons of stuff that I learned from reading this tome of knowledge. For example, the Gracchis in Roman history have been perceived to be people who have wished for the best of Rome, and Sulla is the venerated dictator because he knew when to step down. The perspectives of Mangnall are more or less similar to that of Theodor Mommsen's, which, to me, lends credence to her distillations.
I learned a lot. For example, the reason why the Merovingian line of French kings were called as such was that they started from Merovee; the same reason could be said about the Carlovingian line, which started from Charles Martel, who bore Pepin. I also learned that James VI united the English and the Scottish kingdoms, and that Egbert was the first king of England.
In spite of the Salic law, there were also short rules by ladies such as Jane Grey in England, who was the de facto Queen of England for nine days prior to her execution. Most perspicuous was the history of Scripture as written by Doctor Watts, who noted that Athaliah, wife of Jehoram, also ruled Judah at one point in time! The good kings of Judah also often started with the letter J, and they were few: Jehoshaphat, Joash, Josiah, and Hezekiah. Jehu, from Israel, was decent.
Also, God was a lot scarier and violent during the Old Testament. I didn't appreciate this then because I barely read the OT, but the summary of Scripture History aptly describes God as a jealous, terrifying, and angry God - there was A LOT to be angry about, though. It's a really good thing Jesus Christ arrived. :)
I can't accurately summarize an encyclopedia of history, but this is definitely a worthwhile read. It's enlightening to read about what happened in the past, especially because there's still a lot I haven't learned from school.
When I decided to buy the book because I was likely never going to see it again, it had disappeared in the box, and I had seen no one take it. I wasn't particularly sad, but I realized I would liked to have the book. Long story short, it was actually hidden by one of my good friends and given to me as a gift later that evening.
I promised her that I was going to read this book, but because I am both a reader and a hoarder, it took me quite some time before I managed to start reading it in the Hagonoy Islet of the Britania Islets in Surigao. In fact, it still has a bit of sad in its back cover in spite of the fact that I had covered it with plastic.
* * *
Richmal Mangnall, during the 18th century, proved that women were just as able and learned as men were. This book was written as a summary of the relevant occurrences of history from the ancient times until the 19th century, as this was a new edition with addenda from Rev. Wright, Joseph Guy, and Doctor Watts.
Although there are some details that have been disproved by the modernization of science, history, and archaeology, there's still tons of stuff that I learned from reading this tome of knowledge. For example, the Gracchis in Roman history have been perceived to be people who have wished for the best of Rome, and Sulla is the venerated dictator because he knew when to step down. The perspectives of Mangnall are more or less similar to that of Theodor Mommsen's, which, to me, lends credence to her distillations.
I learned a lot. For example, the reason why the Merovingian line of French kings were called as such was that they started from Merovee; the same reason could be said about the Carlovingian line, which started from Charles Martel, who bore Pepin. I also learned that James VI united the English and the Scottish kingdoms, and that Egbert was the first king of England.
In spite of the Salic law, there were also short rules by ladies such as Jane Grey in England, who was the de facto Queen of England for nine days prior to her execution. Most perspicuous was the history of Scripture as written by Doctor Watts, who noted that Athaliah, wife of Jehoram, also ruled Judah at one point in time! The good kings of Judah also often started with the letter J, and they were few: Jehoshaphat, Joash, Josiah, and Hezekiah. Jehu, from Israel, was decent.
Also, God was a lot scarier and violent during the Old Testament. I didn't appreciate this then because I barely read the OT, but the summary of Scripture History aptly describes God as a jealous, terrifying, and angry God - there was A LOT to be angry about, though. It's a really good thing Jesus Christ arrived. :)
I can't accurately summarize an encyclopedia of history, but this is definitely a worthwhile read. It's enlightening to read about what happened in the past, especially because there's still a lot I haven't learned from school.
January 3, 2008
Historical and Miscellaneous Questions... is thought to have inspired the style of the "Ithaca" episode of Ulysses, which to most readers resembles a catechism at first glance. Mangnall's book is a diverse compendium of raw facts, often presented in question-and-answer format; the topics range from astronomy to mythology to mineralogy. It was thought by many during this simpler time that such factual matter might provide a firm basis for one's understanding of the real world.
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