Ex Urbe Ad Astra Ep. 4: Bright and Dark Ages with historian and journalist David Perry

David Perry is a freelance journalist covering politics, history, education, and disability rights. He was a professor of Medieval History at Dominican University from 2006-2017, and now works as an academic advisor in the history department of the University of Minnesota. His scholarly work focuses on Venice, the Crusades, and the Mediterranean World. Numerous topics covered include: Reasons to study history; how historical figures and institutions claimed legitimacy; calling an Age "Dark" or "Golden" in order to get legitimacy; patronage of the arts to prop up legitimacy; fake innovation and fake continuity; bastardy; parrots and coconuts in medieval Europe; and more! David Perry website David Perry Patreon "The Bright Ages: A New History of Medieval Europe" by Matthew Gabriele and David M. Perry

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Ex Urbe Ad Astra Ep. 4: Bright and Dark Ages with historian and journalist David Perry is an episode from Ex Urbe Ad Astra by Ada Palmer.

This episode is 01:24:19 long.

This episode was published on Oct 27, 2021.

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