“W. H. Auden once suggested that to understand your own country you need to have lived in at least two others. One can say something similar for periods of time: to understand your own century you need to have come to terms with at least two others. The key to learning something about the past might be a ruin or an archive but the means whereby we may understand it is--and always will be--ourselves.”
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Ian Mortimer
Ian Mortimer is a British historian and writer renowned for his research on medieval England. Born on September 22, 1967, he has been a professor of history since 1996. Mortimer's work focuses on the political, social, and cultural life of medieval England, with his book 'The Time Traveler's Guide to Medieval England' gaining widespread popularity for offering readers a unique perspective on the daily life of the time. more
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