Opening the stacks
Barbara Tuchman
1 book · 1600 · history, non-fiction, biography
Bibliography
Themes
medieval societyplague and pandemicswar and conflictreligion and faithsocial changepersonal identitypower and politics
Key Concepts
papal-schism5political-instability4historical-sources4political-intrigue3military-campaigns3hostage-politics2political-marriage2mercenary-companies2national-identity-formation2political-diplomacy2clerical-corruption2double-allegiance2medieval-diplomacy2social-unrest2military-strategy2black-death1multifactorial-crisis1historical-exaggeration1medieval-christianity1chivalric-ideal-vs-reality1