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" I'd love to own Newstead, partly because it belonged to Lord Byron, but also to try to uncover what dark secrets really lie beneath. "
Try
Own
Love
" In 1255, Louis IX of France presented an elephant to Henry III of England to add to the menagerie of exotic animals he kept in the Tower of London. "
London
France
Animals
" In the Middle Ages, I think the French kings murdered slightly fewer of their family members than the English kings, though I haven't actually counted the heads. "
Family
Think
English
" People are willing to do the most appalling things to another person for the sake of imposing a religious belief. "
Things
Most
People
" People sense that our reaction to phenomena such as epidemics or religious war is not that different to how we reacted to plagues or to battles a millennia ago. "
Battles
War
Sense
" The English king's power was curbed by Parliament, though that wasn't always a good thing, as politicians often behave no better than monarchs - there are just more of them. "
Power
Politicians
Better
" We forget how bawdy and brutal the Middle Ages were. "
Middle
Brutal
Forget
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