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History student (this close to graduation) with a special love for medieval history.

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Javier García Sánchez

January2014

27

updated shelf:

Feudal Society, Volume 1: The Growth of Ties of Dependence - Marc Bloch

text: Reading progress update: I've read 240 out of 1200 pages.

The book starts slowly (although the whole setting the ambiance around the guillotine is amazing) but now it has definetely picked up and it's hard to put it down. The author'...

Robespierre - Javier García Sánchez

January2014

13

In Defence of the Terror: Liberty or Death in the French Revolution

Excellent essay on the Terror and on revolutionary violence. Not for those unfamiliar with the Revolution and a bit short in relation with the complexity of the subject. Sla...

In Defence of the Terror: Liberty or Death in the French Revolution - Sophie Wahnich, Slavoj Žižek

finished reading:

In Defence of the Terror: Liberty or Death in the French Revolution - Sophie Wahnich, Slavoj Žižek

In Defence of the Terror: Liberty or Death in the French Revolution Sophie Wahnich, Slavoj Žižek

January2014

08

City of Darkness, City of Light

I did enjoy the book, but I think the first part (1789-1791) was stronger. The POVs varied in quality, I found Pauline, Danton, Claire and Robespierre's stronger than Manon an...

City of Darkness, City of Light - Marge Piercy

finished reading:

City of Darkness, City of Light - Marge Piercy

City of Darkness, City of Light Marge Piercy

January2014

1

finished reading:

Virtue and Terror - Maximilien de Robespierre, Slavoj Žižek, John Howe, Jean Ducange

Virtue and Terror Maximilien de Robespierre, Slavoj Žižek, John Howe, Jean Ducange

December2013

17

finished reading:

A Place of Greater Safety - Hilary Mantel

A Place of Greater Safety Hilary Mantel

December2013

3

finished reading:

Warwick the Kingmaker - Michael Hicks

Warwick the Kingmaker Michael Hicks

November2013

26

finished reading:

The Last of the Barons, by the Author of 'Rienzi'. by Sir E. Bulwer Lytton - Edward George E. L. Bulwer- Lytton

The Last of the Barons, by the Author of 'Rienzi'. by Sir E. Bulwer Lytton Edward George E. L. Bulwer- Lytton

November2013

9

finished reading:

The Sunne in Splendour - Sharon Kay Penman

The Sunne in Splendour Sharon Kay Penman

November2013

1

finished reading:

Anne Neville: Queen to Richard III (England's Forgotten Queens series) - Michael Hicks

Anne Neville: Queen to Richard III (England's Forgotten Queens series) Michael Hicks

October2013

30

finished reading:

The Kingmaker's Daughter - Philippa Gregory

The Kingmaker's Daughter Philippa Gregory

October2013

20

finished reading:

Tudor Queens of England - David Loades

Tudor Queens of England David Loades

October2013

11

The Time Traveller's Guide to Elizabethan England

Like its Medieval brother, this book is an easy, fun read. I skimmed over the parts about social organisation because they are a very general overview that any reader who is i...

The Time Traveller's Guide to Elizabethan England - Ian Mortimer

finished reading:

The Time Traveller's Guide to Elizabethan England - Ian Mortimer

The Time Traveller's Guide to Elizabethan England Ian Mortimer

October2013

10

Thomas Cromwell: Machiavellian Statecraft and the English Reformation

My main problem with this book is Coby sets up to prove that Cromwell followed Machiavelli's teaching in The Prince and to do so reads all his actions trough Machiavelli's pri...

Thomas Cromwell - Patrick Coby

finished reading:

Thomas Cromwell - Patrick Coby

Thomas Cromwell Patrick Coby

October2013

09

The Rise & Fall of Thomas Cromwell: Henry VIII's Most Faithful Servant

I've seen many people mentioning that this book was dry and I can't agree. It might be the fact that I am used to reading historical theory books or that my definition of dry ...

The Rise & Fall of Thomas Cromwell: Henry VIII's Most Faithful Servant - John Schofield

finished reading:

The Rise & Fall of Thomas Cromwell: Henry VIII's Most Faithful Servant - John Schofield

The Rise & Fall of Thomas Cromwell: Henry VIII's Most Faithful Servant John Schofield

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Robespierre by Javier García Sánchez

Progress: 240/1200pages

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