THOSE TERRIBLE MIDDLE AGES Debunking the Myths by Regine Pernound.

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As she examines the many misconceptions about the "Middle Ages", the renown French historian, Regine Pernoud, gives the reader a refreshingly original perspective on many subjects, both historical (from the Inquisition and witchcraft trials to a comparison of Gothic and Renaissance creataive inspiration) as well as eminently modern (from law and the place of women in society to the importance of history and tradition, with practical suggestions for education). This book will be provocative for the general readers as well as a helpful resource for teachers of most levels of education. Thanks to this book, the old varnish is stripped away and a thousand years of history finally emerge–the "Middle Ages" are dead, long live the Middle Ages! Paper.