{"id":6066,"date":"2019-01-04T15:27:21","date_gmt":"2019-01-04T14:27:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bartvanloo.info\/site\/?page_id=6066"},"modified":"2023-01-11T23:24:18","modified_gmt":"2023-01-11T22:24:18","slug":"bio-en","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bartvanloo.info\/site\/bio-en\/","title":{"rendered":"Bio &#8211; EN"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column]<div class=\"eut-element eut-image eut-align-center\" style=\"\">  <div class=\"eut-image-wrapper\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"341\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bartvanloo.info\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/THE-BURGUNDIANS-Twitter-Header-1024x341.jpg\" class=\"eut-extra-round attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bartvanloo.info\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/THE-BURGUNDIANS-Twitter-Header-1024x341.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bartvanloo.info\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/THE-BURGUNDIANS-Twitter-Header-300x100.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bartvanloo.info\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/THE-BURGUNDIANS-Twitter-Header-768x256.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bartvanloo.info\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/THE-BURGUNDIANS-Twitter-Header.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>   <\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<div class=\"ng-star-inserted\">\n<h3>The Burgundians<\/h3>\n<h5>A Vanished Empire. A History of 1111 years and one day<\/h5>\n<p><b><em>A publishing phenomenon in Europe, where it has sold 300,000 copies, Bart Van Loo&#8217;s epic history of the dukedom of Burgundy has the grip of a great historical novel and the fascination of a wonderful factual narrative. &#8211; Translated from the Dutch by Nancy Forest-Flier, published by <a href=\"https:\/\/headofzeus.com\/books\/9781789543452\">Head of Zeus<\/a>.<\/em><br \/>\n<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>&#8216;\u2019Told with bounce, sprinkling his narrative with many entertaining asides. It\u2019s never less than fascinating.\u201d \u2015 <i class=\"\">The Times<\/i>, Best Books of 2021<\/li>\n<li>&#8216;A superb look at a long-gone empire and the mad dukes who ruled it (&#8230;) thrillingly colourful and entertaining\u00a0 (&#8230;) A sumptuous feast of a book (&#8230;) If there\u2019s any justice, a blockbuster TV series awaits.&#8217; \u2015<em> Sunday Times, <\/em>Best History Books of 2021<\/li>\n<li>&#8216;A rollicking popular history that is not at all naive. Van Loo has an almost theatrical way of compelling attention to the complicated past: he knows when to spotlight, when to have the orchestra play, when to give the audience a break from events and how to keep moving things. (\u2026) He does something truly difficult: he brings to life an illusion of a state in an unfamiliar world. And he does so with such verve and energy that you very nearly believe in it.\u201c \u2015Michael Pye, <em>The Literary Review<\/em><\/li>\n<li>&#8216;A thrilling narrative of \u00a0the brutal dazzlingly rich wildly ambitious duchy that was the most advanced and sophisticated economy and the \u00a0most extravagant flashy court of its time. Filled with flamboyant murderous and debauched dukes, courtesans, courtiers and maniacs, it is a total pleasure to read.&#8217; \u2015 Simon Sebag Montefiore, <em>Aspects of history, <\/em>Books of the Year<\/li>\n<li>&#8216;You might suspect that the Burgundians might have appreciated the storyteller they have found in Bart Van Loo (&#8230;) history told with enjoyable narrative flair (&#8230;) It is, in academic terms at least, unconventional, but it works, and shines a very welcome spotlight on a dynasty that, in Britain at least, is sadly neglected outside of specialist circles.&#8221; \u2015 ***** <em>The Daily Telegraph<\/em><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"\">&#8216;<\/span>A Belgian writer and performer with a huge following around Europe, Bart Van Loo brings an energy and pace to a rollicking history of the state of Burgundy which incorporates an unforgettable cast of vibrant, eccentric and Machiavellian figures in a riveting dance for power and influence.\u2019\u00a0 \u2015Waterstones, London<\/li>\n<li>&#8216;The political and the personal, economics and culture, belief and violence, success and failure, major developments and spicy details \u2013 it&#8217;s all there. <i>The Burgundians<\/i> expertly draws on the latest scientific insights, but is also told with lightness and elegance&#8217; \u2015 Frits van Oostrom<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">&#8216;This book explains a key, yet all too often forgotten, part of why Europe is the way that it is and it should be read by everyone with an interest in the history of our continent.&#8217;<\/span> \u2015 Hatchards, London<\/li>\n<li>&#8216;This lively, anecdotal unpicking of this fascinating but nebulous entity has already sold some 250,000 copies on the Continent and it is easy to see why&#8217; \u2015 <em>New Statesman<\/em><\/li>\n<li>\u2018Suitably epic\u2019 <em>\u2015BBC History Magazine<\/em><\/li>\n<li>&#8216;Belgian historian Bart Van Loo tells its story in &#8216;rollicking&#8217; style&#8217; \u2015 <i>The Week<\/i><\/li>\n<li>&#8216;A worthwhile and satisfying read&#8217; \u2015 <i>Sunday Independent<\/i><\/li>\n<li>&#8216;To narrate the legendary story of the dukes of Burgundy, you need a learned and visionary guide like Bart Van Loo. A masterful work&#8217; \u2015 <em>Le Figaro<\/em><\/li>\n<li>&#8216;A history book that read like a thriller&#8217; \u2015<em>Le Soir<\/em><\/li>\n<li>&#8216;A pleasure to read from start to finish. How fortunate that Van Loo is not just a historian but also a writer. Truly spectacular!&#8217; \u2015 <em>Neue Z\u00fcrcher Zeitung<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;]<div class=\"eut-element eut-image eut-align-center\" style=\"\">  <div class=\"eut-image-wrapper\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bartvanloo.info\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Insta-Shareable_1080-x-1080-768x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bartvanloo.info\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Insta-Shareable_1080-x-1080-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bartvanloo.info\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Insta-Shareable_1080-x-1080-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bartvanloo.info\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Insta-Shareable_1080-x-1080-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bartvanloo.info\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Insta-Shareable_1080-x-1080-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bartvanloo.info\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Insta-Shareable_1080-x-1080-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.bartvanloo.info\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Insta-Shareable_1080-x-1080-560x560.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.bartvanloo.info\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Insta-Shareable_1080-x-1080-900x900.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.bartvanloo.info\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Insta-Shareable_1080-x-1080-1920x1920.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>   <\/div><\/div><div class=\"eut-empty-space eut-height-1x\" style=\"\"><\/div><div class=\"eut-element eut-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/headofzeus.com\/books\/9781789543438\" class=\"eut-btn eut-btn-large eut-extra-round eut-bg-black eut-bg-hover-blue\"><span>Buy \u00a330 \/ \u00a312 \/ \u00a39.99<\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"eut-empty-space eut-height-1x\" style=\"\"><\/div><div class=\"eut-element eut-image 600 pages in less then 3 minutes eut-align-center\" style=\"\">  <div class=\"eut-image-wrapper\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/vanloobart\/posts\/4710786579002668?notif_id=1639520869473141&#038;notif_t=page_post_reaction&#038;ref=notif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"350\" height=\"194\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bartvanloo.info\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Schermafbeelding-2021-12-15-om-09.14.39.png\" class=\"eut-extra-round attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bartvanloo.info\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Schermafbeelding-2021-12-15-om-09.14.39.png 350w, https:\/\/www.bartvanloo.info\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Schermafbeelding-2021-12-15-om-09.14.39-300x166.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/a>   <\/div><\/div>[vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">600 pages in less then 3 minutes<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"eut-empty-space eut-height-1x\" style=\"\"><\/div>[vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h6>At the end of the fifteenth century, Burgundy was extinguished as an independent state. It had been a fabulously wealthy, turbulent region situated between France and Germany, with close links to the English kingdom. Torn apart by the dynastic struggles of early modern Europe, this extraordinary realm vanished from the map. But it became the cradle of what we now know as the Low Countries, modern Belgium and the Netherlands.<\/h6>\n<h6>This is the story of a thousand years, a compulsively readable narrative history of ambitious aristocrats, family dysfunction, treachery, savage battles, luxury and madness. It is about the decline of knightly ideals and the awakening of individualism and of cities, the struggle for dominance in the heart of northern Europe, bloody military campaigns and fatally bad marriages. It is also a remarkable cultural history, of great art and architecture and music emerging despite the violence and the chaos of the tension between rival dynasties.<\/h6>\n<div>\n<div class=\"gmail_quote\">\n<blockquote class=\"gmail_quote\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<div class=\"\" dir=\"auto\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<h6><em>Rights sold to Germany, France, United Kingdom, Serbia, Spain, Italy, Poland, South-Korea &amp; China. 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