
The Forge of Christendom
The End of Days and the Epic Rise of the West
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Narrated by:
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James A. Gillies
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Tom Holland
At the approach of the first millennium, the Christians of Europe did not seem likely candidates for future greatness. Weak, fractured, and hemmed in by hostile nations, they saw no future beyond the widely anticipated Second Coming of Christ.
But when the world did not end, the peoples of Western Europe suddenly found themselves with no choice but to begin the heroic task of building a Jerusalem on Earth.
In The Forge of Christendom, Tom Holland masterfully describes this remarkable new age, a time of caliphs and Viking sea kings, the spread of castles, and the invention of knighthood. It was one of the most significant departure points in history: the emergence of Western Europe as a distinctive and expansionist power.
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Epic history with brilliant Narration
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Great academics, great story
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Riveting and wonderfully narrated
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Probably better read than listened to
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then many months went by and in my boredom I thought maybe I'll try this book again and I'm so glad I did the writing is like nothing I've ever experienced history comes alive in this incredibly detailed and well-atched monument to the history of Europe
I would give the performance a million stars
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Tom Holland does it again.
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Great history of midevil Europe
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Quick and comprehensive
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Not his best work IMHO# To much phoney dramatizat
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