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June 08, 1960
British
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Historian
June 08, 1960
Reality confounds image.
Peter Heather
Never base motivation or fear, entirely.
Peter Heather
Author describes one monarch's impressive table but conveys a contemporary's observation, "the weightiest thing at dinner was the conversation".
Peter Heather
He was a stylist, not a thinker. He spent time trying to say things in as complicated a way as possible.
Peter Heather
With ancient history writers most immediately in view, the author indicates "tendency to look to the virtues and vices of individuals when seeking causes.
Peter Heather
The factor that made him so powerful was also his greatest liability.
Peter Heather
The cornerstone of the Roman legionnaires' astonishing fighting spirit can be attributed to their training.
Peter Heather
The way to a landowner's heart was to tax gently.
Peter Heather
Foreign policy often involved nothing more than the decision whom to make war upon.
Peter Heather
