Powers and Thrones: A New History of the Middle Ages
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- Author：Dan Jones
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Summary
From the bestselling author of The Templars， Dan Jones's epic new history tells nothing less than the story of how the world we know today came to be built。
Dan Jones's epic new history tells nothing less than the story of how the world we know today came to be built。 It is a thousand-year adventure that moves from the ruins of the once-mighty city of Rome， sacked by barbarians in AD 410， to the first contacts between the old and new worlds in the sixteenth century。 It shows how， from a state of crisis and collapse， the West was rebuilt and came to dominate the entire globe。 The book identifies three key themes that underpinned the success of the West: commerce， conquest and Christianity。
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？
Dan Jones's epic new history tells nothing less than the story of how the world we know today came to be built。 It is a thousand-year adventure that moves from the ruins of the once-mighty city of Rome， sacked by barbarians in AD 410， to the first contacts between the old and new worlds in the sixteenth century。 It shows how， from a state of crisis and collapse， the West was rebuilt and came to dominate the entire globe。 The book identifies three key themes that underpinned the success of the West: commerce， conquest and Christianity。
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？
Reviews
Beata
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I have read some of Dan Jones's works so was delighted to have received a copy of his latest book。I did not expect to find a book on the millennium between the fall of Rome and the dawn of Renaissance so fascinating despite my respect regarding the Author。 The sheer thought of covering all main events in Europe and Asia that occurred within such a period sounds most challenging， and yet Mr Jones surpassed all my expectations。 The amount of information is more than massive and I do not think I wi I have read some of Dan Jones's works so was delighted to have received a copy of his latest book。I did not expect to find a book on the millennium between the fall of Rome and the dawn of Renaissance so fascinating despite my respect regarding the Author。 The sheer thought of covering all main events in Europe and Asia that occurred within such a period sounds most challenging， and yet Mr Jones surpassed all my expectations。 The amount of information is more than massive and I do not think I will remember everything but I am especially grateful for the panorama of the times in which I take little interest。 The Mongolian theme is terrific！It is not easy to find non-fiction unputdownable， this book proved to be such for me。 。。。more
Dave Wheeler
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Wow this is a whole lot of history its fun and informative and very well researched （ from my prospective as having a keen interest in history but with a lot to learn）。 Lots of history can be told very differently depending on your stand point including your faith， nationality and interests。 So I say this as you may not always like certain takes on history but from as neutral a point of view as possible I feel this is extremely well written。 As factual as possible and a lot more fun than a study Wow this is a whole lot of history its fun and informative and very well researched （ from my prospective as having a keen interest in history but with a lot to learn）。 Lots of history can be told very differently depending on your stand point including your faith， nationality and interests。 So I say this as you may not always like certain takes on history but from as neutral a point of view as possible I feel this is extremely well written。 As factual as possible and a lot more fun than a study book but this would be a great source of information to get a take of each era that is covered。 The collapse of The Roman Empire to the beginning of the Reformation where another Roman Era faced a uncertain future。 I feel that the 2 groups here Catholic and Protestant have far more in common than not but then that's my take on it in a sentence。 Each stage of history has winners and losers each side has a background and I felt this was covered as well as possible， specially over a 1000 years in under 1000 pages that's quite a feat to achieve。 I enjoyed this as I've said and it brought history to life which is what you want if you're interested in any subject and if your interest is history then this is a wonderful book to have。 I felt for me it's a book that you can just read about one era and come back later to look at another time later on。 Its a lot to take in reading from front to back which I did and your right there's far too much information to grasp hold of the whole book。 So I will look back at one time at a time next time I read it （that's a lot of times） I hope you have a lot of fun and learn much from Powers and Thrones I certainly did。 。。。more
Jean-Luc
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A sweeping tapestry of the Middle Ages， a rollicking journey through Medieval civilization， its restlessness， its ambiguities and all the truculent changes that transformed Europe's identity and its destiny over several centuries。Dan Jones takes us once again on a memorable trip through the magnificent and tumultuous ups and downs that transformed the European landscape from the fall of the Roman empire to the first lights of the Renaissance with a bold new analysis。An unforgettable reading exp A sweeping tapestry of the Middle Ages， a rollicking journey through Medieval civilization， its restlessness， its ambiguities and all the truculent changes that transformed Europe's identity and its destiny over several centuries。Dan Jones takes us once again on a memorable trip through the magnificent and tumultuous ups and downs that transformed the European landscape from the fall of the Roman empire to the first lights of the Renaissance with a bold new analysis。An unforgettable reading experience from one of the best historians at work today in English。Highly recommended and to be enjoyed without any moderation。 Bravo！Many thanks to Netgalley and Head of Zeus for this terrific ARC 。。。more
Liviu
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Very readable， entertaining with irony， humor and a panoramic view of the period from the 400's to the 1500's。 Highly recommended Very readable， entertaining with irony， humor and a panoramic view of the period from the 400's to the 1500's。 Highly recommended 。。。more
Sarah - All The Book Blog Names Are Taken
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