John Julius Norwich
Born
in London, England
September 15, 1929
Died
June 01, 2018
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Absolute Monarchs: A History of the Papacy
34 editions
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published
2011
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A Short History of Byzantium
36 editions
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published
1997
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A History of Venice
35 editions
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published
1977
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France: A History: from Gaul to de Gaulle
21 editions
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published
2018
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Byzantium: The Early Centuries
21 editions
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published
1988
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Four Princes: Henry VIII, Francis I, Charles V, Suleiman the Magnificent and the Obsessions that Forged Modern Europe
23 editions
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published
2017
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Sicily: An Island at the Crossroads of History
28 editions
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published
2015
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Byzantium: The Apogee
20 editions
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published
1991
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Byzantium: The Decline and Fall
20 editions
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published
1995
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The Middle Sea: A History of the Mediterranean
37 editions
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published
2006
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“The Patriarch Joseph, after agreeing with the Latins that their formula of the Holy Ghost proceeding FROM the Son meant the same as the Greek formula of the Holy Ghost proceeding THROUGH the Son, fell ill and died. An unkind scholar remarked that after muddling his prepositions what else could he decently do?' (Sir Steven Runciman, The Fall of Constantinople, pp. 17-18).”
― A History of Venice
― A History of Venice
“All forms of literature are dangerous; but in none is the danger more acute than in historical fiction...”
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“God has given us the Papacy,” the thirty-seven-year-old pope is said to have written to his brother Giuliano soon after his accession, “now let us enjoy it.” The”
― Absolute Monarchs: A History of the Papacy
― Absolute Monarchs: A History of the Papacy
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The History Book ...: ARCHIVE - BYZANTIUM: THE SURPRISING LIFE OF A MEDIEVAL EMPIRE - TOC AND SYLLABUS | 72 | 214 | Dec 11, 2011 03:08PM | |
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