Captivating History books are written, I think, for people like me who want a good overview of a subject without getting lost in minutiae. The books are generally short, but chock full of information. These offer information without a huge time commitment from the reader.
I'd read some of this information in Captivating History books about Charlemagne, the Anglo-Saxons, and other European points of view. The information about the Germanic tribes gives the reader another layer of understanding about the history discussed within these covers. What I'm trying to say is that the more history one reads, the more the reader matures in their understanding of the complex issues at stake in these wars and nation-building.
Thanks to this book, I finally found out how the Louis name became so prominent in French royalty before the French Revolution. I also found out that Louis the Pious was the first Louis and he was the King of the Franks and co-emperor with his father Charlemagne.
I've been doing genealogy for 40+ years and always wondered why close relatives living in relatively in close proximity, listed their country-of-origin as Prussia, Russia, Germany, or even Austria or Poland (depending on when they immigrated to America). Now, I see how that happened. Captivating History explains those complicated relationships clearly.
I'd read some of this information in Captivating History books about Charlemagne, the Anglo-Saxons, and other European points of view. The information about the Germanic tribes gives the reader another layer of understanding about the history discussed within these covers. What I'm trying to say is that the more history one reads, the more the reader matures in their understanding of the complex issues at stake in these wars and nation-building.
Thanks to this book, I finally found out how the Louis name became so prominent in French royalty before the French Revolution. I also found out that Louis the Pious was the first Louis and he was the King of the Franks and co-emperor with his father Charlemagne.
I've been doing genealogy for 40+ years and always wondered why close relatives living in relatively in close proximity, listed their country-of-origin as Prussia, Russia, Germany, or even Austria or Poland (depending on when they immigrated to America). Now, I see how that happened. Captivating History explains those complicated relationships clearly.
