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Powers and Thrones

A New History of the Middle Ages

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By: Dan Jones
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From the best-selling author of The Templars, Dan Jones' epic new history tells nothing less than the story of how the world we know today came to be built.

Across 16 chapters, blending Dan Jones' trademark gripping narrative style with authoritative analysis, Powers and Thrones shows how, at each stage in this story, successive Western powers thrived by attracting - or stealing - the most valuable resources, ideas and people from the rest of the world. It casts new light on iconic locations - Rome, Paris, Venice, Constantinople - and it features some of history's most famous and notorious men and women. 

This is a book written about - and for - an age of profound change, and it asks the biggest questions about the West both then and now. Where did we come from? What made us? Where do we go from here? 

©2021 Dan Jones (P)2021 W F Howes Civilisation Europe Great Britain World Middle Ages Imperialism Ancient History England Crusade
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This book is a fascinating, comprehensive examination of the the Middle Ages which ranges from Kings to Khans, from entire empires to fine-grained detail about individuals. It deals with scholars, rulers, merchants, soldiers, travellers, churchmen, from Britain to the Mongolian steppes, from north Africa to Scandinavia, from Arabia to India.
I simply cannot praise it enough.
And Mr Jones' pleasant speaking voice is a bonus!

An outstanding read

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If I get time before this 3 month offer ends, I’ll get my 10 year old son to listen to this too.

I read the book and knew it would be worthwhile listening too.

Dan’s narration helps keep it engaging.

Great overview

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Comprehensive, good to know more about the world outside of Europe. Easy to listen to.

Loved it

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Thoroughly enjoyed this sweeping history of the Medieval Era. The only flat spot I found to be were the chapter regarding the construction of buildings and castles. Overall a great narrative history.

Great overview of the Middle Ages.

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This is a very big-picture survey of the Middle Ages: there isn’t room for a lot of detail. I’m not a historian, so while I’d picked up bits here and there over the years, they were just isolated details. As a sweeping narrative weaving together many strands, this book brings organisation to my random facts. I loved it!

Great sweep through Middle Ages

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