John Julius Norwich

Book Review: “A History of France” — Outsized Heroes on Horseback

October 2, 2018
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In all of his books, John Julius Norwich remembered that history is a story.

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Book Review: “Four Princes” — Sixteenth Century Carnage

March 30, 2017
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A historian’s view of the tumultuous world of early sixteenth century Europe, an age of exploration, revolt, and religious upheaval.

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