
The Bright Ages: A New History of Medieval Europe
Tom Verde
Matthew Gabriele and David M. Perry
Harper Collins, 2021.
"[The story of the 'Dark Ages' and an isolated, savage, primitive medieval Europe continues to pervade popular culture. It was never true, and yet the myth's development and survival has done much harm across the centuries."
-From The Bright Ages: A New History of Medieval Europe
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