Reviews for My Memoirs: 1878 - 1918

The average rating for My Memoirs: 1878 - 1918 based on 2 reviews is 2.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2012-02-03 00:00:00 Chris Bowman An excellent, if carefully limited, study of Matilda's pre-eminence as countess of Tuscany. Hay is careful to focus on her time as military leader, particularly in regards to the Investiture Controversy that set the papacy and the Holy Roman Empire at odds. Matilda emerges as a powerful force on the papal side, not just a supporter but a powerbroker. Hay shows how she acted quite independently of her two husbands (but with great support during her lifetime from her mother). This scholarly work of non-fiction is extremely well-researched (as befits a book adapted from a dissertation) and still a pleasure to read if you're already well aware of 11th and 12th century history.

Review # 2 was written on 2014-01-20 00:00:00 Catherine Hartman Anna Porter reveals a very personal history of Hungary as it is revealed through the stories and lives of her grandfather, her mother, herself and other family members. She reflects on the tragedies in the struggle to preserve Hungarian identity through the rise and fall of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, two World Wars and the Cold War. It is fascinating to read a consciously subjective account of how people experienced, coped with and interpreted the events of history.