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A Distant Mirror: The Calamitous 14th Century by Barbara W. Tuchman

4.0

challenging informative reflective slow-paced

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Fascinating book if you're interested in the history of the Middle Ages. While the narrative of the book is centered around the life of Enguerrand de Coucy, a French nobleman, you'll learn a lot about various aspects of life in the 14th century along the way, including the Hundred Years' War, the Black Plague, and so much more. The language used isn't always easy to digest but overall it's worth powering through.