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I devoured this fresh, feisty micro history! I'm still slogging through The Plantagenets but this was a fun interlude!
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I devoured this fresh, feisty micro history! I'm still slogging through The Plantagenets but this was a fun interlude!
A good introduction to the Magna Carta: the circumstances leading to its creation, the immediate aftermath, and the continuing legacy. An English translation is also included.
An interesting twist on the back cover blurbs "in praise of..." a book: praise for the document that the book discusses!