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Millennium (Paperback)

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Paperback: 512 pages
Publisher: Little Brown; Export ed edition (Oct 21 2008)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1408700867
ISBN-13: 978-1408700860
Product Dimensions: 23.2 x 15.2 x 4 cm
Shipping Weight: 781 g

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Praise for PERSIAN FIRE: ** 'It is a testament to Holland's superlative powers as a narrative historian that he brings this tumultuous, epoch-making period dazzlingly to life' INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY ** 'Holland has a rare eye for the detail, drama and the telling anecdote ... A vibrant, bloodthirsty popular history, told with a rich sense of irony and irresistible narrative timing' DAILY TELEGRAPH

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Of all the civilisations existing in the year 1000, that of Western Europe seemed the unlikeliest candidate for future greatness. Compared to the glittering empires of Byzantium or Islam, the splintered kingdoms on the edge of the Atlantic appeared impoverished, fearful and backward. But the anarchy of these years proved to be, not the portents of the end of the world, as many Christians had dreaded, but rather the birthpangs of a radically new order.

MILLENNIUM is a stunning panoramic account of the two centuries on either side of the apocalyptic year 1000. This was the age of Canute, William the Conqueror and Pope Gregory VII, of Vikings, monks and serfs, of the earliest castles and the invention of knighthood, and of the primal conflict between church and state. The story of how the distinctive culture of Europe - restless, creative and dynamic - was forged from out of the convulsions of these extraordinary times is as fascinating and as momentous as any in history.

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

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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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