Augustin Thierry 1795-1856 (sep 1, 1795 – jun 1, 1856)
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“Thierry championed the cause of the Gallic Third Estate in its ages-long struggle with the Frankish invaders….. Thierry began by interpreting English history as a race-struggle between Saxon native and Norman invader.”pg. 25"When late in life Thierry retracted his insistence on the unchanging character of the race-conflict, it was too late.”
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Date:
sep 1, 1795
jun 1, 1856
~ 60 years