Download or read book The Uses of the Middle Ages in Modern European States written by R. Evans and published by Springer. This book was released on 2010-12-20 with total page 299 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An assessment of the role of the Middle Ages in national historiography and in modern conceptions of national identity, looking at relatively young nations, and regions which claim national traditions but were slow to achieve, or regain, separate statehood. Examples range from Ireland and Iceland through Austria and Italy to Finland and Greece.