SpeedRacer 1 #1 May 4, 2008 This is a great book. It's all about the 14th century, focusing on Enguerrand de Coucy, a French nobleman/knight of the time, but talks about life/history/politics of the 1300s generally as well. A while back someone posted a thread about how everything is shit these days. Let me tell you something: We live in a fucking PARADISE compared to the 1300s. Speed Racer -------------------------------------------------- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amazon 7 #2 May 4, 2008 As it is now.... it all depends on where you are living or where you were living at that time. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shropshire 0 #3 May 4, 2008 Some people have been bombed back to the 1300s, because a nutter chimp-in-chief hadn't anything better to do with his military. (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vortexring 0 #4 May 4, 2008 No shit? Still shit now though. 'for it's Tommy this, an' Tommy that, an' "chuck 'im out, the brute!" But it's "saviour of 'is country" when the guns begin to shoot.' Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SpeedRacer 1 #5 May 4, 2008 Two words: Black Death. Speed Racer -------------------------------------------------- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SpeedRacer 1 #6 May 4, 2008 Also the leaders of the countries were always waging stupid wars, causing immense devastation and depleting the country's financial resources, resulting in massive debt, heavy tax burdens, and devalued currency. thank god we're past all that nowadays. Speed Racer -------------------------------------------------- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gene03 0 #7 May 4, 2008 Quote Also the leaders of the countries were always waging stupid wars, causing immense devastation and depleting the country's financial resources, resulting in massive debt, heavy tax burdens, and devalued currency. thank god we're past all that nowadays. Well said, can I have an A-fucking-MEN?“The only fool bigger than the person who knows it all is the person who argues with him. Stanislaw Jerzy Lec quotes (Polish writer, poet and satirist 1906-1966) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tbrown 26 #8 May 5, 2008 Quote This is a great book. It's all about the 14th century, focusing on Enguerrand de Coucy, a French nobleman/knight of the time, but talks about life/history/politics of the 1300s generally as well. Just to stay on topic, that is one fantastic book. My favorite character was the Spaniard "Pedro the Cruel", who made a Papal envoy literally EAT his excommunication bull - lead seal and all. If you like Barbara Tuckman, I strongly recommend her "Zimmerman Telegram" about German diplomatic intrigue in Mexico during World War I. The German plan was to try and get Mexico into the war, on their side. But their diplomat Zimmerman left the briefcase with the entire plan on a public streetcar (big oops...). The Americans had already broken the code, but didn't want to let on that the code had been broken, or else the Germs would change it again. Makes some great reading. Your humble servant.....Professor Gravity ! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
