A. L. Rowse, 'A sentimental history', The Times (19 August 1994), p. 16
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He was the most popular historian of his time — and above all an emotional, even a sentimental, one... He was always alive and had a good sense of humour, a wonderful feeling for landscape and country life... His best qualities were his passion for the English past, and his gift for giving expression to it, calling back above all its life.
— A. L. Rowse on Arthur Bryant
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About A. L. Rowse
Alfred Leslie Rowse CH FBA FRSL FRHistS (4 December 1903 – 3 October 1997) was a British historian and author of books about England's Elizabethan era.
About A. L. Rowse
Alfred Leslie Rowse CH FBA FRSL FRHistS (4 December 1903 – 3 October 1997) was a British historian and author of books about England's Elizabethan era.
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