F. M. Powicke, 'Two Books About History', History, New Series, Vol. 35, No. 125 (October 1950), p. 196
• A review of Butterfield's Christianity and History and Marc Bloch's Apologie pour l'histoire, ou métier d'historien
• A review of Butterfield's Christianity and History and Marc Bloch's Apologie pour l'histoire, ou métier d'historien
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He hammers away on the importance of his message so incessantly that it loses something of its persuasiveness, and becomes rather a prophetic message for the present than a lesson drawn from a spacious survey of the past.
— F. M. Powicke
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• A review of Butterfield's Christianity and History and Marc Bloch's Apologie pour l'histoire, ou métier d'historien" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
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About Herbert Butterfield
Herbert Butterfield (October 7, 1900 – July 20, 1979) was a British historian and philosopher of history who is remembered chiefly for a slim volume entitled, The Whig Interpretation of History (1931).
About Herbert Butterfield
Herbert Butterfield (October 7, 1900 – July 20, 1979) was a British historian and philosopher of history who is remembered chiefly for a slim volume entitled, The Whig Interpretation of History (1931).
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