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Powers and Thrones: A New History of the Middle Ages by Dan Jones
3 reviews
directorpurry's review against another edition
informative
reflective
medium-paced
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Violence, Religious bigotry, Murder, and War
Moderate: Rape, Sexual violence, Torture, Antisemitism, and Pandemic/Epidemic
grace_b_3's review against another edition
informative
medium-paced
2.5
This book has so much territory to cover, from the fall of Rome to the Reformation, that it’s just hard for it to flow well. It’s a very broad overview, and it doesn’t claim to be otherwise, but I prefer the Dan Jones books that are a little bit more focused, like The Plantagenets. This book basically just made me want to look for other books that flesh out some of these historical events more.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Religious bigotry, Murder, and War
Moderate: Sexual violence, Torture, Antisemitism, and Islamophobia
Minor: Homophobia
monarchgirl's review against another edition
challenging
dark
informative
slow-paced
3.75
This was good an overarching history of the middle ages. It traces the history of europe, the middle east and other countries from the end of the roman empire to the sack of rome in the 1520s by highlighting certain elements of medieval history such as that of the crusaders, reformers and knights. This was quite long but actually needed to be this length to get an in depth history of this world shaping time.
Content Warnings
Minor: Genocide, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Antisemitism, Religious bigotry, Murder, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail