The Waning of the Middle Ages

Context:

Tom Holland discussed how this great Dutch historian, published in 1919, pointedly omitted Joan of Arc from his study of 15th century Burgundy and Northern France, not because she was unimportant but because 'she would have torn the book I visualized in my mind completely out of balance.'

Context:

Tom mentions reading this 'famous book by a Dutch historian' when he studied at A-Level. He references it specifically in the context of discussing dwarves at Burgundian courts, mentioning details about Madame d'Or and other dwarves from the book.