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"Much obscurity attaches to her history, and it is not easy to disentangle the actual facts of her history from the ne…"

"The fatalities which destroyed the men of another period originated in crafty diplomacy, soothing promises, and flatt…"

"The story of Margaret Haughery is one of the sweetest ever told. Her life is a lesson of love in charity which this a…"

"He has strenuously and successfully carried on the great works of education and religion begun by his predecessor, an…"

"What the Roman Empire is to European history, the Mongol Empire is to Asian history."

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"If you were living in the thirteenth, fourteenth, fifteenth, or sixteenth century, you would not think Europe was the…"

"Even more so than Russia’s invasion of Ukraine there are major structural trends that are threatening to change the w…"

"I read mostly fiction, both contemporary and classic. I do love non-fiction too, if I lay hands on any. I enjoy world…"