Early 14th Century Society

The Age of Chivalry and Knighthood

The Hundred Years War

The Great Famine and The Black Death

Avignon Papacy and Schism

Social and Religious Movements

Economic Upheaval and The Peasants' Revolt

Decline of Feudalism and The Rise of the Bourgeois Class

End of the 14th Century: Reflections and Consequences

Enguerrand de Coucy: A Knight's Life

A Distant Mirror: The Calamitous 14th Century is a historical narrative by Barbara Tuchman. The book explores the socio-economic, political, and cultural changes that occurred throughout the 14th century. Tuchman uses the life of French nobleman Enguerrand de Coucy to tell this complex and riveting narrative.

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A Distant Mirror: The Calamitous 14th Century