I didn't set out to write a dry history textbook. This book isn't filled with endless dates and obscure events that leave you flipping back and forth, wondering what happened when. No, this is a collection of stories of people who lived extraordinary lives. They loved, fought, ruled, and struggled in ways that are both dramatically different and eerily similar to how we live today. My aim is to make history feel alive, to turn dusty old chronicles into vibrant tales of ambition, courage, conflict, and intrigue.
For those of you already well-versed in medieval history, this book will serve as a refresher and a deeper dive into the personal stories behind the facts. For others, this may be your first foray into the time of knights, monarchs, and crusaders, and I hope you find yourself as captivated by these figures as I have been in the course of my research.
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