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Who Was Dante? Dante was an Italian poet and scholar in the 14th century. During this time Italy was ravaged by two political factions; the White Guelfs and the Black Guelfs. Dante was a White Guelf, which led to his being exiled when the Black Guelfs took over Florence. Dante loved Florence, and it can be [ READ MORE ]
Elizabeth 1, written by the Abbot brothers, Jacob and John, is the biography of one of England’s most celebrated monarchs, Elizabeth Tudor. Containing two hundred and four pages packed with information, Elizabeth 1 immerses the reader in the history preceding and surrounding her reign, enabling the reader to understand how greatly Queen Elizabeth’s decisions [ READ MORE ]