Excellent piece on the importance of experiencing place/space and movement for historians. One of the best classes I took at uni was on late medieval urban history because this class came with a bike excursion to the wee medieval towns in Franconia. Great fun & educational.
Dr. Dominik Huenniger
The German Peasants' War (1524-26) was the largest uprising in Western Europe before the French Revolution.
Lyndal Roper recalls how a cycle ride around Germany helped her to appreciate the sheer scale of its history.
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The German Peasants' War (1524-26) was the largest uprising in Western Europe before the French Revolution. Lyndal Roper recalls how a cycle ride around Germany led her to appreciate the vast scale of...
