On being shown a relic said to be a bone of St. Elizabeth, … - Barbara W. Tuchman

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On being shown a relic said to be a bone of St. Elizabeth, he (Sigismund) turned it over and remarked that it could just as well be that of a dead cobbler.

Barbara W. Tuchman

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Barbara Wertheim Tuchman (January 30, 1912 – February 6, 1989) was an award-winning American historian and author.

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