Thursday, June 15, 2006

I Get to Be Eleanor of Aquitaine!

Dr. Veith notes on his blog that one of my favorite historians, Niall Ferguson, has written a column predicting a new Dark Ages. What do we think?

4 comments:

Derby said...

"The Vikings were perhaps the principal beneficiaries of an anarchic age."

A very interesting article.. long live rogue pirate nations!

Pollyemma said...

can I be Berengaria of Navarre?

em said...

you didn't like him when we first started reading him. if we were in the dark ages could it be possible that i would never have to work in an office again?

Asparagus said...

Derby: Yes. Fergie doesn't seem too complimentary of anarchy.

Emma: I think that's only fair.

Em: I agree; toiling in the fields is preferable to a cubicle. But the lack of dental and medical care always kept me from wanting to revert.