This was my 60th book finished in 2023.

Such a shame, I was really hoping I would like this book more than I did. It felt like quite a slog in places.

It could get quite repetitive, and I found a fair few of the entries simply dull. But on the other hand, there was some very interesting facts planted along the way.

Unless you have a decent background knowledge of medieval history, it can be a bit overwhelming. It jumps around a lot. Entries name drop a lot of people and situations, but as I don't really know what these kings and nobles are famous for, my eyes threatened to gloss over the long paragraphs of dry information.

Also I noted that a small amount of entries (mostly near the beginning) weren't dated.