pickElvis got to the cover but the art is still intact. What is even happening here? Why are the oxen so small? I have so many questions.
But this book was SO good. If you like history and economics, give it a read. It‘s fascinating the way Christianity influenced early European economics, from the prioritization of cereal crops to make bread to the role of monasteries as creditors. It‘s not an easy read but it‘s chock full of knowledge 😁
pickI hate how it goes back and forth between a travel narrative and a history book, but I do recommend it for anyone just getting into medieval history.
I want to learn more about the anti-Semitism of Richard I‘s reign. From what The Age of Chivalry describes it reminds me of the attacks on Jewish Americans in the last few years. Although denounced by those in power, nothing is really done to stop the hate.
I didn‘t realize in Gothic tradition, cathedrals form a cross. I‘ll have to look for this in Gothic cathedrals including Notre Dame.
This paragraph reminds me of Russian and Ukrainian brides that to this day marry Americans for a better life. I need to look into that movement to see if it‘s origins go back to the 11th century when European monarchs married princesses from Ukraine/Kiev
