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The Shortest History of Europe by John Hirst poets investigative reporter John Martinkus givesThe Shortest History of Europe begins with a rapid overview of European civilisation, describing its birth from an unlikely mixture of classical learning, Christianity and German warrior culture. Over the centuries, this unstable blend produced highly distinctive characters pious knights and belligerent popes, romantics spouting folklore and revolutionaries imitating Rome and its coming apart provided the dynamic of European history in modern times.