Revolts, Religious Chaos, and A New World
Half-Hour History: Secrets of the Medieval World
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The Dimmer Years of the Middle Ages
I am willing to say that they were dimmer years, but it was not a dark age of a thousand years between the fall of Rome. And remember, I don't even think Rome fell. The state is wrapping itself up in a certain religiosity of sacred kingship. We're trying to get away from these caricatures and those cartoon characters.
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