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Paperback: 464 pages
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0316027979
ISBN-13: 978-0316027977
Shipping Weight: 504 g

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5.0 out of 5 stars Extremely engaging history, Oct 30 2009

By	Ryan B. Ward (London, Ontario Canada) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Millennium (Paperback)

The most impressive aspect of this book, in my opinion, is its scope. Without lapsing into mere "survey", in discusses the history of the Carolingian and Ottonian empires, the fortunes of the Byzantine empire from the 8th to the 11th centuries, the history of Muslim Spain and the early Reconquista, the consolidation of political authority in France, and the rise of the Normans. Numerous characters, from Muslim Caliphs to Viking adventurers, are convincingly portrayed, and a sense of the direction of history is maintained throughout. As always, Holland's writing style is very engaging, and he displays good judgment in the selection of anecdotes and the placement of digressions. A couple of his interpretations are very intriguing, if somewhat questionable. For example, he argues that the victory of church over state at Canossa actually constituted a revolution in favour of political secularism, since it drove a wedge between, and recognized a distinction between church and state. I don't find this very convincing (and Holland himself admits that this wasn't Pope Gregory's intent). The reason is that it was specifically by encroaching on royal authority (by declaring that the emperor's subjects were no longer obligated to obey him) that Gregory forced Henry to back down. It seems to me that what occurred was not a separation between church and state, but a victory for the church in the continuing struggle between the two. The real separation, I believe, dates not to the 11th century, but to the Reformation, when the transnational authority of the Papacy was rejected. That said, even though I disagree with Holland's interpretation, I find it very interesting and well-presented.

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