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The White King: Charles I, Traitor, Murderer, Martyr (Leanda de Lisle)

The Worthy House (Charles Haywood)

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The Role of Women in Mediaeval and Renaissance Europe

Women had far more power in mediaeval and renaissance europe than we are often told. Anyone who actually reads history realizes that the so called patriarch is a myth. The hierarchical society charles imagined was underpinned by christ's example of self sacrifice. But this is forgotten to day by many conservatives as well as by our ruling classes.

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