Now that I‘m officially interested in the Dark Ages, I now want to look at what this period looked like for the rest of the world primarily focusing on China and India, both of which were well established before the continent of Europe.
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Now that I‘m officially interested in the Dark Ages, I now want to look at what this period looked like for the rest of the world primarily focusing on China and India, both of which were well established before the continent of Europe.
I always wondered why there was no record keeping in the Dark Ages. I now think the reason why there was no record keeping was people were still moving around. The fall of Rome opened a door to where other groups could move around Europe and actually establish territorial dominance. Modern states weren‘t even formed yet, so no, we had no records but we also didn‘t have established territories for people to stop and write things down in.
Happy Friday (best day of the week)! Here's another recent acquistion for our personal library. Our son gave me this for my birthday.
selon les mots de
Marie-Antoinette — qu‘ils
mangent de la brioche. 🍰
in the words of
Marie Antoinette —
let them eat cake. 🍰
#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry #frenchhaiku #MarieAntoinette
Random book from our personal library.
I found this one at Pioneer Book, a cool indie in Provo, Utah, a couple years ago.
I found this line interesting. Jesus was the source of inspiration for Christianity. St. Paul founded the Christian religion. As most of you know, I‘m a former Catholic current Muslim revert, and this line made me think about Christianity and who Christians truly follow. Do Christians really worship Jesus or Jesus according to St. Paul? It makes you stop and think. #europe #normandavies #christianity #stpaul #jesus #religion #history #theology
I don't know if it's the writing, or Anthea Bell's translation, or just because it was the right book at the right time, but I raced through this autobiography, despite its heavy subject matter. It reconciled me with Zweig too. He chose to give us almost nothing about his private life, and not much more about his work - it's all about the people he met and his analysis of the (now-)historical events he lived through. Humane and thought-provoking.
A quote from Zweig's autobiography to remind us that one can be a reader & love the books of a humanist author, and still be a fascist psychopath & a dictator.
(The wife of an imprisoned opponent of Mussolini asked him to try and get him released, which implies pleading with the enemy - Mussolini - who happens to be a fan of his work.)
Another still from Parlement, series 4 with Carmen realising the parallels between today and the run-up to WWII.
pickThis was a great overview of Scotland. Very to the point of who was king/queen and when. It highlights the major players in Scotland.
I don't want to speak ill of my capital city - and it does feel good to read nice things about a tolerant, non-classist, non-racist, fun Paris in Edwardian times - but Zweig is wearing humongous rose-tinted glasses here 😁
