History of the Western World | 
pickAbnormally dated (written in 1959) and politically incorrect at times, but a very good read on European history.
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pickAbnormally dated (written in 1959) and politically incorrect at times, but a very good read on European history.
Although written about late 19th century Russia, this same quote could be said about present-day United States.
Without going into a long discussion on colonialism, I would love to learn more about the Netherlands and their rise to the top from a Spanish colony. I think it‘s remarkable what they accomplished in only fifty years.
No. No. No. There‘s still the New American Catholic Bible with seven more books in it!
I see nothing good about selling indulgences for the Catholic Church. Cheney writes “The idea was good; the way it was carried out was bad.” I see nothing good about even the idea of giving money for forgiveness, so I have to disagree with Cheney on this.
Obviously, this pope didn‘t read his history too closely. The Renaissance period began right before the Reformation started, so this was also the height of the church‘s corruption.
I didn‘t realize the Holy Roman Empire was divided among Charlemagne‘s family after his death. This reminds me of the divide of Alexander the Great‘s kingdom after his death. I feel like these divides teach us the importance of naming successors and having plans in place in case a leader dies, so giant countries and states can‘t divide up and begin fighting each other.
I think the idea behind two consuls is very interesting. On the one hand, i understand why it wouldn‘t work if someone was more power hungry than the other, but I see how the power check and yearly elections would keep someone from becoming a tyrant/dictator.
