Matthew Gabriele
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Matthew Gabriele is the Editorial Board's medievalist. He's the chair of the Department of Religion & Culture at Virginia Tech. His book with David M. Perry, The Bright Ages: A New History of Medieval Europe, will be out in December. Find him @prof_gabriele.
The French Revolution helps us understand why, writes Matt Gabriele.