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A Distant Mirror The Calamitous 14th Century
Author: Barbara Wertheim Tuchman

"Wise, witty, and wonderful . . . A great book, in a great historical tradition." Commentary — The 14th century gives us back two contradictory images: a glittering time of crusades and castles, cathedrals and chivalry, and a dark time of ferocity and spiritual agony, a world plunged into a chaos of war, fear and the Plague. Barbara Tuchman anato... more »

ISBN-13: 9780394400266
ISBN-10: 0394400267
Publication Date: 8/1978
Pages: 677
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Currently 4.3/5 Stars.

4.3 stars, based on 14 ratings

Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
Book Type: Hardcover
Members Wishing: 1
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Elizabeth E. reviewed A Distant Mirror: The Calamitous 14th Century on 12/12/2005 + 41 more book reviews

Helpful Score: 2

This is a fantastic account of political intrigue and the changing winds of fortune for the central figure. It also ties together bits of English history after the Norman conquest to the time of the Black Prince...quite a fine book.

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