Rewriting history

History is an amazingly fluid discipline. Each nation seems to write it with a bias towards themselves, and what is fashionable and therefore 'good' one century is vilified the next.
It's fascinating to see the trends change by perusing old books.

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Bumbles · 51-55, M

So true. The view of the Middle Ages and the fall of Rome, seems to change every generation.