The Middle Ages: A Graphic Guide

Hello and welcome to my review of The Middle Ages: A Graphic History by Eleanor Janega. I really liked this overview of the medieval period and highly recommend to anyone who enjoys history or wants to be introduced to this period of time.
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[@Amamamareads]

This sounds like it would be the perfect kind of thing for my 6th grader for some history highlights as we study history.

[@badbettybooks4001]

I think this sort of book would have been so interesting to me in middle school - if you do get it for him I hope he enjoys it!

[@m4g1]

I came across your channel completely at random on YT. But I actually enjoyed your video, I'll stay for longer

[@badbettybooks4001]

Thank you for stopping by and watching!

[@adamkarnbrink1210]

Great review! I think you were right to contest her dismissal of the renaissance as integral to european history. Like you, I found the argument interesting, especially since most countries, even european ones, don't talk about "The Renaissance" as an era from a national context. The tone used and simplistic reasoning for not finding it important was definitely not fitting though!

[@badbettybooks4001]

Thanks for the comment! As I mentioned, I would be open to hearing her idea, but I don't think this book was the time or place. And to quote her reasoning from the book :"The 'Renaissance' is a problematic idea because it focuses on Italian art, while equally amazing art was being made across Europe, sometimes earlier" and she then goes on to call out Jan van Eyck, Hieronymus Bosch, and Albrecht Dürer as examples. This was the quote I forgot to tab before filming so I couldn't find it, but I found this argument to be really weak and not in line with any Humanities, Art History, or European History course I have ever taken.