Visions of Ararat: Writings on ArmeniaDespite the great geographical gulf that separates them, Armenia and Europe have maintained links for many centuries - at least since the late Middle Ages when the King of Armenia travelled to London to try to reconcile the warring kingdoms of England and France. Since then, diverse travellers have written perceptively and affectionately of that far off, beautiful land and of a people who have shown great inner tenacity in the face of a difficult history. |
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ancient appeared Ararat Araxes Argyll Armenian Church Armenian language Armenian villages army Asia became believe Belle bishops Britain British Buxton Byron Byzantine Cartwright Catholicos Caucasian Caucasus century Christian Cilicia Cilician Armenia civilization condition Constantinople Conybeare Crimean War Dagh district east eastern Echmiadzin England English Erivan Erzerum Europe European F. C. Conybeare faith favour Gladstone Greek Hajji Baba Harold Buxton houses ibid inhabitants interesting journey Julfa Karabagh Key of Truth king land later Lavengro Levon living London Lord Lynch massacres Meghri monastery monks Morier mountains Moush nation neighbours Northcote Ottoman empire Ottoman Turkey Patriarchate Paulicians perhaps Persian plain political population powers present priests race refugees region river Russian serdar side situation spirit sultan town Toynbee Transcaucasia travelled Turkish Turkish Armenia Turks verb W. E. D. Allen walls women wrote Yerevan Yusuf