A Distant Mirror: The Calamitous Fourteenth Century

The 14th century is probably best known for the plague of the "black death" that swept over Europe. Huge numbers of people died. The middle ages were winding down and the Renaissance was still a little way off. Written records from the time period were fairly sparse. This makes the task of creating a comprehensive history challenging. A Distant Mirror was not quite up to the task. It feels like a long amalgamation of facts without a very concrete story. There was a lot of stuff that happened. There were leaders that did things. Death, debauchery and other things happened. Every now and then there would be an interesting section. Even the narration of the audiobook was hard to understand. For a history of the 14th century, we are best waiting until somebody creates a more concise work.