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This is an excellent overview of the period. It focuses on political history, not so much cultural history, but it filled a lot of gaps for me. Having studied music history, the cultural aspects are familiar. European history has been a project of mine in retirement. I‘ve done medieval and Renaissance, so now it‘s on to modern Europe.

We moved our Tuesday coffee and books date to Monday this week. What a relaxing way to start Christmas Eve 😄🎄

Tuesday coffee and books date got moved to Monday this week. I‘m going to need a new book date book pretty soon. Almost through this chunkster.

Hubby had an early morning doctor appointment that involved fasting blood work, so it‘s a late breakfast with our books.

Another Tuesday, another coffee and books date with hubby. Working my way through this well written history.

I put this down almost two years ago because, after finishing the author‘s book on the medieval world, I plunged right into this, and just got bogged down. Not sure what prompted me to pick it up again, but I‘m remembering why I like Bauer‘s approach and style. A good choice for books and coffee with hubby.

#coffeeandbooks My husband and I have missed our Tuesday morning coffee stop the last few weeks, but made up for it today. And one of the things I like about Bauer's books is that, because she writes short, concise chapters that each tell its own story, you can pick the book up after a break and get right back into it.

When my daughter, @Ambrosnazzy grabbed Bauer's medieval volume from our library, it reminded me that it was probably time to pick this one up again. I have problems with the idea of beginning a renaissance history in the 12th century, but that's because I think of historical periods in terms of music history. There's a lot material to digest here, generally best taken in small bites, I find.