The ills and disorders of the 14th century could not be without consequence. Times were to grow worse over the next fifty-odd years until at some imperceptible moment, by the some mysterious chemistry, energies were refreshed, ideas broke out of the mold of the Middle Ages into new realms, and humanity found itself redirected.


p. 581 - A Distant Mirror (1978)

Barbara W. Tuchman Quotes

The ills and disorders of the 14th century could not be without consequence. Times were to grow worse over the next fifty-odd years until at some...

The ills and disorders of the 14th century could not be without consequence. Times were to grow worse over the next fifty-odd years until at some...

The ills and disorders of the 14th century could not be without consequence. Times were to grow worse over the next fifty-odd years until at some...

The ills and disorders of the 14th century could not be without consequence. Times were to grow worse over the next fifty-odd years until at some...