Jean Froissart’s Chroniques provides a detailed eyewitness and hearsay account of the Hundred Years' War, spanning from 1326 to 1400. This 1542 edition documents the ongoing territorial and dynastic struggles between the Plantagenet and Valois houses across France, England, and Scotland. The text records specific military engagements such as the battles of Crécy and Poitiers, detailing the tactical movements of armored cavalry and longbowmen. Froissart focuses on the aristocratic codes of chivalry, recounting the diplomatic negotiations, formal challenges, and courtly ceremonies that defined fourteenth-century European nobility and warfare.
This volume serves historians and researchers of medieval military strategy and social hierarchy. Readers consult this work to understand the specific protocols of knightly conduct and the logistical realities of late medieval campaigns. The text offers a direct look at how contemporary observers perceived political legitimacy and the shifting alliances between the English crown and French provincial leaders. By finishing these pages, a reader gains a factual timeline of the late Middle Ages and an understanding of the feudal values that governed high-society interactions during a century of conflict.
Deep and outward-looking; a demanding read.
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- Published
- 1542
- Language
- EN
