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

5.0

This book is incredible. The prose alone is worth reading; Tuchman writes this expansive history as good as any sprawling fiction. 14th century Europe — the central focus of her work — included the plague, the Hundred Years War, a papal schism, some other heresies, and social upheaval. At times, it get like reading Game of Thrones in the cast of characters, betrayals, scheming, etc.