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The Renaissance and early modern period were not a better time to be alive than the Middle Ages they are said to have rescued Europe from.
Drawn from what Eleanor Janega and Ada Palmer said
SubjectEurope
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Eleanor Janega Medieval historian and author I am not here to tell you that the medieval period is a specifically peaceful time, but it pales in comparison to what goes down in the early modern period, in which both the apparently beloved Renaissance and Enlightenment periods lie. On what Americans know about medieval historygoing-medieval.com · 30 Apr 2025All 2 korrents from this piece
Their wordsI am not here to tell you that the medieval period is a specifically peaceful time, but it pales in comparison to what goes down in the early modern period, in which both the apparently beloved Renaissance and Enlightenment periods lie.
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↗On what Americans know about medieval historygoing-medieval.com
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Ada Palmer Historian of the Renaissance and of the history of ideas As a Renaissance historian, I feel it’s my job to shoulder the other half of the load by talking about what the Renaissance was like, confirming that our Medievalists are right, it wasn’t a better time to live than the Middle Ages Black Death, COVID, and Why We Keep Telling the Myth of a Renaissance Golden Age and Bad Middle Agesexurbe.com · 4 Jun 2020All 6 korrents from this piece
Their wordsAs a Renaissance historian, I feel it’s my job to shoulder the other half of the load by talking about what the Renaissance was like, confirming that our Medievalists are right, it wasn’t a better time to live than the Middle Ages
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