A Distant Mirror; the calamitous 14th Century Tuchman, Barbara W.,
0240511 Penguin, Middlesex, 1979, 1st Paperback Edition. Softcover, Good/No Dust Jacket 677 pages, 4 maps, bibliography, reference notes, index. The 14th century were the years when the Black death struck four times, accounting, by the end of the century, for nearly half the population between India and Iceland; When the Hundred Years War between England and France was an epic of brutality and bravery chequered by disgrace; when freebooting companies of brigands terrorised Europe, destroying whatever plague and famine had passed by; when the ideals of chivalry are crumbling under the impact of new weapons, new tactics and knightly folly; when Papal Schism rent the Christian world,, with the Pope and anti-pope excommunicating each other's followers. Some signs of aging, but clean and free of annotation. Size: 12mo Standard Paperback. Illustrator: Various. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: History; Medieval 10th to 15thc; ISBN: 0140054073. ISBN/EAN: 9780140054071. Inventory No: 0240511. ISBN: 0140054073 $14.00AUD Click here to order or message the dealer
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