Jean Froissart was born in Valenciennes (c.1337) and came to England in 1361 where he joined the entourage of Edward III's Queen. While in England he travelled to Scotland and the Welsh Marshes and to the Continent seveal times, finally settling in the Netherlands on the death of the Queen. He finally took holy orders, before returning to England in the court of Richard II, whose downfall he recorded in 1399. His first book of the Chroniques was published in three versions, the second book was completed by 1388 and the third in 1390. He was still working on the fourth when he died c.1410.
Geoffrey Brereton edited and translated several modern dramatists including Claudel, Sartre and Adamov, and was a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. He died in 1979.
ChroniclesIntroduction Acknowledgments The Chronological Background
Book One (1322-77) Prologue The Beginning of a Reign Deposition of Edward II and Accession of Edward III The Scots Invade England Edward III Does Homage to Philip VI Preliminaries of the Hundred Years War Battle of Sluys The Order of the Garter The Campaign of Crecy The Siege of Calais Black Death, Flagellants and Jews Sea Battle off Winchelsea The Siege of Breteuil and the Poitiers Campaign Consequences of Poitiers The Three Estates; the Free Companies The Jacquerie The Last Days of Étienne Marcel Brigandry, Warfare and Predictions King John's Return to England and His Death The Battle of Montiel and Death of Peter the Cruel The Sack of Limoges The Turn of the Tide Du Guesclin Appointed Constable La Rochelle Goes Over to the French John of Gaunt's Fruitless Expedition The End of a Reign
Book Two (1376-85) Papal Affairs and the Great Schism The Great Schism The Peasants' Revolt in England Affairs of Flanders Battle of Roosebeke Charles VI Marries Isabella of Bavaria
Book Three (1386-8) At the Court of the Count of Foix The Haunting of Sir Peter Reminiscences of the Bascot de Mauléon, Freebooter The Tale of the Familiar Preparations for a French Invasion of England Trial by Combat Richard II's First Struggle with His Uncles John of Gaunt's Expedition to Spain The Battle of Otterburn (Chevy Chase)
Book Four (1389-1400) Queen Isabella's Entry into Paris A Royal Visitation Tournament at Saint-Inglevert The Duke of Touraine in Trouble The Death of the Count of Foix Charles VI Goes Mad Froissart Revisits England The English in Ireland Two Marriages The Downfall of Richard II The Murder of Gloucester The Challenge and Bolingbroke's Banishment Richard loses Control The Return of Bolingbroke The Surrender of King Richard Richard's Abdication Coronation of Bolingbroke Plots against Henry IV The End of Richard of Bordeaux
Notes in Form of Glossary Map: France and Neighbouring Territories in the Fourteenth Century Index of Persons
Show moreJean Froissart was born in Valenciennes (c.1337) and came to England in 1361 where he joined the entourage of Edward III's Queen. While in England he travelled to Scotland and the Welsh Marshes and to the Continent seveal times, finally settling in the Netherlands on the death of the Queen. He finally took holy orders, before returning to England in the court of Richard II, whose downfall he recorded in 1399. His first book of the Chroniques was published in three versions, the second book was completed by 1388 and the third in 1390. He was still working on the fourth when he died c.1410.
Geoffrey Brereton edited and translated several modern dramatists including Claudel, Sartre and Adamov, and was a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. He died in 1979.
ChroniclesIntroduction Acknowledgments The Chronological Background
Book One (1322-77) Prologue The Beginning of a Reign Deposition of Edward II and Accession of Edward III The Scots Invade England Edward III Does Homage to Philip VI Preliminaries of the Hundred Years War Battle of Sluys The Order of the Garter The Campaign of Crecy The Siege of Calais Black Death, Flagellants and Jews Sea Battle off Winchelsea The Siege of Breteuil and the Poitiers Campaign Consequences of Poitiers The Three Estates; the Free Companies The Jacquerie The Last Days of Étienne Marcel Brigandry, Warfare and Predictions King John's Return to England and His Death The Battle of Montiel and Death of Peter the Cruel The Sack of Limoges The Turn of the Tide Du Guesclin Appointed Constable La Rochelle Goes Over to the French John of Gaunt's Fruitless Expedition The End of a Reign
Book Two (1376-85) Papal Affairs and the Great Schism The Great Schism The Peasants' Revolt in England Affairs of Flanders Battle of Roosebeke Charles VI Marries Isabella of Bavaria
Book Three (1386-8) At the Court of the Count of Foix The Haunting of Sir Peter Reminiscences of the Bascot de Mauléon, Freebooter The Tale of the Familiar Preparations for a French Invasion of England Trial by Combat Richard II's First Struggle with His Uncles John of Gaunt's Expedition to Spain The Battle of Otterburn (Chevy Chase)
Book Four (1389-1400) Queen Isabella's Entry into Paris A Royal Visitation Tournament at Saint-Inglevert The Duke of Touraine in Trouble The Death of the Count of Foix Charles VI Goes Mad Froissart Revisits England The English in Ireland Two Marriages The Downfall of Richard II The Murder of Gloucester The Challenge and Bolingbroke's Banishment Richard loses Control The Return of Bolingbroke The Surrender of King Richard Richard's Abdication Coronation of Bolingbroke Plots against Henry IV The End of Richard of Bordeaux
Notes in Form of Glossary Map: France and Neighbouring Territories in the Fourteenth Century Index of Persons
Show moreChroniclesIntroduction
Acknowledgments
The Chronological Background
Book One (1322-77)
Prologue
The Beginning of a Reign
Deposition of Edward II and Accession of Edward III
The Scots Invade England
Edward III Does Homage to Philip VI
Preliminaries of the Hundred Years War
Battle of Sluys
The Order of the Garter
The Campaign of Crecy
The Siege of Calais
Black Death, Flagellants and Jews
Sea Battle off Winchelsea
The Siege of Breteuil and the Poitiers Campaign
Consequences of Poitiers
The Three Estates; the Free Companies
The Jacquerie
The Last Days of Étienne Marcel
Brigandry, Warfare and Predictions
King John's Return to England and His Death
The Battle of Montiel and Death of Peter the Cruel
The Sack of Limoges
The Turn of the Tide
Du Guesclin Appointed Constable
La Rochelle Goes Over to the French
John of Gaunt's Fruitless Expedition
The End of a Reign
Book Two (1376-85)
Papal Affairs and the Great Schism
The Great Schism
The Peasants' Revolt in England
Affairs of Flanders
Battle of Roosebeke
Charles VI Marries Isabella of Bavaria
Book Three (1386-8)
At the Court of the Count of Foix
The Haunting of Sir Peter
Reminiscences of the Bascot de Mauléon, Freebooter
The Tale of the Familiar
Preparations for a French Invasion of England
Trial by Combat
Richard II's First Struggle with His Uncles
John of Gaunt's Expedition to Spain
The Battle of Otterburn (Chevy Chase)
Book Four (1389-1400)
Queen Isabella's Entry into Paris
A Royal Visitation
Tournament at Saint-Inglevert
The Duke of Touraine in Trouble
The Death of the Count of Foix
Charles VI Goes Mad
Froissart Revisits England
The English in Ireland
Two Marriages
The Downfall of Richard II
The Murder of Gloucester
The Challenge and Bolingbroke's Banishment
Richard loses Control
The Return of Bolingbroke
The Surrender of King Richard
Richard's Abdication
Coronation of Bolingbroke
Plots against Henry IV
The End of Richard of Bordeaux
Notes in Form of Glossary
Map: France and Neighbouring Territories in the Fourteenth
Century
Index of Persons
Jean Froissart was born in Valenciennes (c.1337) and came to England in 1361 where he joined the entourage of Edward III's Queen. While in England he travelled to Scotland and the Welsh Marshes and to the Continent seveal times, finally settling in the Netherlands on the death of the Queen. He finally took holy orders, before returning to England in the court of Richard II, whose downfall he recorded in 1399. His first book of the Chroniques was published in three versions, the second book was completed by 1388 and the third in 1390. He was still working on the fourth when he died c.1410. Geoffrey Brereton edited and translated several modern dramatists including Claudel, Sartre and Adamov, and was a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. He died in 1979.
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