Humor
A Scoundrel of the Highest Order
“He nervously toiled and schemed how he might enter the castle, taking various disguises as sometimes on horse, sometimes on foot, he pretended to be a jongleur or prostitute.” […]
Suger
Violence
A Daring Raid
“Boldly entering the river himself, he ordered his men to seize the island, instructing some to swim and other to ride across as best they could, even though the deep waters made this dangerous.” […]
Greek and Roman
One Family Humbles Two Empires
“The princes hesitated over what to do. Should they abandon a great and costly expedition without hope of recovering their losses? Or should they allow the lord pope, the City and the church be cast into slavery, or rather destroyed?” […]