Froissart's Chronicle was written in French by Jean Froissart. It covers the years 1322 until 1400 and describes the lead up to and the progress of the first half of the Hundred Years' War. For centuries it has been recognized as the chief expression of the chivalric revival of fourteenth-century England and France. Jean Froissart (~1337 - ~1405) was one of the most important of the chroniclers of medieval France. ... Events September 27/September 28 - Battle of Ampfing, often called the last battle of knights, in which Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor defeats Frederick I of Austria Births January 11 - Emperor Komyo of Japan (died 1380) Deaths January 3 - King Philip V of France (born 1293) March 16 - Humphrey de... Events Henry IV quells baron rebellion and executes The Earls of Kent, Huntingdon and Salisbury for their attempt to have Richard II of England restored as King Jean Froissart writes the Chronicles Medici family becomes powerful in Florence, Italy Births December 25 - John Sutton, 1st Baron Dudley, Lord Lieutenant of... Combatants France Castile Scotland Genoa Majorca Bohemia Crown of Aragon Brittany England Burgundy Brittany Portugal Navarre Flanders Hainault Aquitaine Luxembourg Holy Roman Empire The Hundred Years War was a conflict between France and England, lasting 116 years from 1337 to 1453. ... Woman under the Safeguard of Knighthood, allegorical Scene. ...

Froissart first wrote a rhyming chronicle for Philippa of Hainault now lost, but he began Book I of the surviving chronicle in 1369 at the insistence of Robert de Namur and finished it in 1373. Robert was an eye-witness to the events of the Siege of Paris and interviews with witnesses who were at important events supply much of the detail in Froissart's work. Although it seems Froissart never saw battle he did visit Sluys in 1386 to see the preparations for an invasion of England which, in the end, never happened and he attended other significant events such as the baptism of Richard II. Philippa of Hainault Philippa of Hainault (~1314 - August 15, 1369) was the Queen consort of Edward III of England. ... Events King Charles V of France renounces the treaty of Brétigny and war is declared between France and England. ... Events Bristol is made an independent county. ... Combatants Prussia, Baden Bavaria, Württemberg (later German Empire) France Commanders Wilhelm I of Germany Helmuth von Moltke Louis Jules Trochu Joseph Vinoy Strength 240,000 regulars 200,000 regulars 200,000 militia and sailors Casualties 12,000 dead or wounded 24,000 dead or wounded 146,000 captured 47... Sluis is a municipality and a town in the southwestern Netherlands in the west of Zeeuws-Vlaanderen. ... Events Battle of Sempach: Swiss safeguard independence from Habsburg rule End of reign of Poland by Capet-Anjou family. ... Baptism in early Christian art. ... Richard II (January 6, 1367 – February 14, 1400) was the son of Edward the Black Prince, Prince of Wales, and Joan The Fair Maid of Kent. He was born in Bordeaux and became his fathers successor when his elder brother died in infancy. ...

The other important source for the early part of the chronicle was the Vrayes Chroniques of Jean Le Bel, of which Froissart directly copied large parts. Le Bel wrote his chronicle for Jean, Count of Beaumont; and Jean's grandson, Guy II, Count of Blois, continued the tradition by being patron of Book II of Froissart's Chronicle. This was completed in 1388 and is wholly Froissart's work as Le Bel's chronicle ended in 1360. Book III was completed in 1390 and Book IV in 1400. Jean Le Bel (c. ... Guy II of Blois-Châtillon (d. ... Events Beginning of prosecution of Lollards in England The Battle of Otterburn between England and Scotland A Chinese army under Xu Da sacks Karakorum Births September 14 - Claudius Claussön Swart, Danish geographer September 29 - Thomas of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Clarence, second son of Henry IV of England (d. ... Events October 24 - The Treaty of Brétigny is ratified at Calais, marking the end of the first phase of the Hundred Years War. ... Events Births December 27 - Anne de Mortimer, claimant to the English throne (died 1411) Domenico da Piacenza, Italian dancemaster (died 1470) John Dunstable, English composer (died 1453) Engelbrekt Engelbrektsson, Swedish statesman and rebel leader (died 1436) Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester (died 1447) John VIII Palaeologus Byzantine Emperor (died 1448) Deaths... Events Henry IV quells baron rebellion and executes The Earls of Kent, Huntingdon and Salisbury for their attempt to have Richard II of England restored as King Jean Froissart writes the Chronicles Medici family becomes powerful in Florence, Italy Births December 25 - John Sutton, 1st Baron Dudley, Lord Lieutenant of...

The execution of Hugh the younger Despenser, A miniature from a manuscript of the Chronicle.

The Battle of Sluys.

Battle of Neville's Cross from a 15th century manuscript (BN MS Fr. 2643).

The Jacquerie.

Although of great importance for our understanding of the events in the 14th century Froissart contains numerous errors in dates, geography and often over-estimating the numbers attending, captured or killed in battle. Aside from this there are his obvious biases; usually to whoever his patron may be at the time or people he is living amongst. There is for instance a large amount of information on many minor affairs in Flanders, about which he also wrote a separate chronicle, and being supported by aristocratic patrons meant that he barely mentions common people apart from their uprisings which he viewed with horror. Sir Walter Scott once remarked that Froissart had "marvelous little sympathy" for the "villain churls." Image File history File links Download high resolution version (838x1452, 116 KB)Illustration of Hugh the younger Despensers execution from a manuscript of Froissart (Bibliotheque Nationale MS Fr. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (838x1452, 116 KB)Illustration of Hugh the younger Despensers execution from a manuscript of Froissart (Bibliotheque Nationale MS Fr. ... The execution of Hugh, the younger Despenser, from a manuscript of Froissart. ... Battle of Sluys Illustration from Chronicles, a 14th century manuscript by Jean Froissart This image is in the public domain because its copyright has expired in the United States and those countries with a copyright term of life of the author plus 100 years. ... Battle of Sluys Illustration from Chronicles, a 14th century manuscript by Jean Froissart This image is in the public domain because its copyright has expired in the United States and those countries with a copyright term of life of the author plus 100 years. ... Combatants England France Commanders Edward III of England Hugues Quiéret, Nicolas Béhuchet Strength 250 ships 190 ships Casualties Unknown 20 000 (Europe A History by Norman Davies) The naval Battle of Sluys was fought on 24 June 1340. ... Image File history File links BNMsFr2643FroissartFol97vBatNevilleCross. ... Image File history File links BNMsFr2643FroissartFol97vBatNevilleCross. ... Combatants Scotland England Commanders David II of Scotland William Zouche, Archbishop of York Strength 12,000 3,000-3,500 Casualties 7,000 Unknown but very low The Battle of Nevilles Cross took place near Durham, England on October 17, 1346. ... The two-dimensional work of art depicted in this image is in the public domain in the United States and in those countries with a copyright term of life of the author plus 100 years. ... The two-dimensional work of art depicted in this image is in the public domain in the United States and in those countries with a copyright term of life of the author plus 100 years. ... The Jacquerie in Froissarts chronicles The Jacquerie was a popular revolt in late medieval Europe that took place in northern France in 1358, during the Hundred Years War. ... This 14th-century statue from south India depicts the gods Shiva (on the left) and Uma (on the right). ... Flanders (Dutch: ) has several main meanings: the social, cultural and linguistical, scientific and educational, economical and political community of the Flemings; generally called the Flemish community (others refer to this as the Flemish nation) which is, with over 6 million inhabitants, the majority of all Belgians; the constituent governing institution... For the first Premier of Saskatchewan see Thomas Walter Scott Sir Walter Scott (August 14, 1771 - September 21, 1832) was a prolific Scottish historical novelist and poet popular throughout Europe. ...

The chronicle is almost three million words long but few complete editions are published as Froissart is often repetitive or covers rather insignificant subjects. His descriptions of battles though are lively and engaging and there is a wealth of information on customs and behaviours of interest to the social historian. Enguerrand de Monstrelet wrote a continuation of the chronicle through to 1440. Å…Social history is an area of historical study considered by some to be a social science that attempts to view historical evidence from the point of view of developing social trends. ... Assassination of the Duke of Burgundy, John the Fearless, on the Bridge of Montereau, in 1419. ... For alternative meanings, see number 1440. ...

The text of Froissart's Chronicles is preserved in more than 100 manuscripts, illustrated by a variety of miniaturists. One of the most lavishly illuminated copies was commissioned by Louis of Gruuthuse, a Flemish nobleman, in the 1470s. The four volumes of this copy (BNF, Fr 2643-6) contain 112 miniatures painted by the best Brugeois artists of the day, among them Loiset Lyédet, to whom the miniatures in the first two volumes are attributed. The illustrations here come from this copy. Jacquerie from Louis illuminated Froissart, Bruges, 1470s Lewis de Bruges, lord of Gruuthuse (c. ... Flemings (Dutch: Vlamingen) are inhabitants of Flanders in the widest sense of the term, i. ... Events and Trends battle of Avenches 1476 Prominent Persons Nicolaus Copernicus, Polish astronomer and mathematician A map of Europe in the 1470s. ... Execution of prisoners after the Battle of Nicopol Ms. ...

Some of the important events recorded in Froissart's Chronicle include:

Book I 1322-1377 Events September 27/September 28 - Battle of Ampfing, often called the last battle of knights, in which Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor defeats Frederick I of Austria Births January 11 - Emperor Komyo of Japan (died 1380) Deaths January 3 - King Philip V of France (born 1293) March 16 - Humphrey de... // Events January 17 – Pope Gregory XI enters Rome. ...

• Edward II deposed and accession of Edward III
• Execution of Hugh the younger Despenser
• Battle of Sluys
• Battle of Crécy
• The Siege of Calais
• Battle of Neville's Cross
• The founding of the Order of the Garter
• The Black Death
• The sea battle off Winchelsea
• Battle of Poitiers
• Étienne Marcel leads a merchant revolt in Paris
• The Jacquerie
• The Death of King John II of France
• The end of Edward III reign

Book II 1376-1385 Edward II, (25 April 1284 – 21 September? 1327), of Caernarfon, was King of England from 1307 until deposed in January, 1327. ... This article is about the King of England. ... The execution of Hugh, the younger Despenser, from a manuscript of Froissart. ... Combatants England France Commanders Edward III of England Hugues Quiéret, Nicolas Béhuchet Strength 250 ships 190 ships Casualties Unknown 20 000 (Europe A History by Norman Davies) The naval Battle of Sluys was fought on 24 June 1340. ... Combatants Kingdom of England, Allied knights from Germany and Denmark France, Genoese Mercenaries, the Kingdoms of Navarre, Bohemia and the Balearic Islands Commanders Edward III of England Edward, the Black Prince Philip VI of France Strength about 12,000 30,000 to 40,000 Casualties 150-1,000 killed and... Combatants England France Commanders Edward III of England Jean de Fosseux Strength 34,000 men: 5,300 knights, 6,600 infantry, 20,000 archers, 2,000 Flemish soldiers 7,000 to 8,000 citizens The Siege of Calais in northern France began in 1346, towards the beginning of what would... Combatants Scotland England Commanders David II of Scotland William Zouche, Archbishop of York Strength 12,000 3,000-3,500 Casualties 7,000 Unknown but very low The Battle of Nevilles Cross took place near Durham, England on October 17, 1346. ... The insignia of a knight of the Order of the Garter. ... This article concerns the epidemic of the mid-14th century. ... Winchelsea is a small town in East Sussex, England, between the High Weald and the Romney Marsh. ... Combatants Kingdom of England Gascony France Commanders Edward, the Black Prince Captal de Buch John II of France Strength 9,000 12,000 Casualties Minimal 2,500 killed or wounded The Battle of Poitiers was fought between the Kingdom of England and France on September 19, 1356, resulting in the... Statue of Étienne Marcel by Antonin Idrac next to the Hôtel de Ville of Paris Étienne Marcel (died July 31, 1358) was provost of the merchants of Paris under King John II. Étienne Marcel belonged by birth to the wealthy Parisian bourgeoisie, being the son of a clothier named... City flag City coat of arms Motto: Fluctuat nec mergitur (Latin: Floating not submerging) Paris Eiffel tower as seen from the esplanade du Trocadéro. ... The Jacquerie in Froissarts chronicles The Jacquerie was a popular revolt in late medieval Europe that took place in northern France in 1358, during the Hundred Years War. ... John II the Good (French: Jean II le Bon) (April 16, 1319 – April 8, 1364), was King of France 1350–1364, Duke of Normandy and Count of Anjou and Maine 1332–1350, Count of Poitiers 1344–1350, and Duke of Guienne 1345–1350. ... // Events March – The treaty between England and France is extended until April of 1377. ... Events August 14 - Battle of Aljubarrota between the Portuguese under John I of Portugal and the Castilians, under John I of Castile. ...

• The Great Schism
• The Peasants' Revolt
• The Battle of Roosebeke
• The marriage of Charles VI to Isabella of Bavaria

Book III 1386-1388 Historical map of the Western Schism. ... The end of the revolt: Wat Tyler killed by Walworth while Richard II watches, and a second image of Richard addressing the crowd The Peasants Revolt, Tyler’s Rebellion, or the Great Rising of 1381 was one of a number of popular revolts in late medieval Europe and is a... Combatants France Count of Flanders Flemish towns led by Ghent Commanders Charles VI of France Philip the Bold, Duke of Burgundy Philip Van Artevelde (killed) Strength 16,000 16,000 Casualties unknown higher than the French casualties The Battle of Roosebeke was fought in 1382 between the French and Castilians... Charles VI Charles VI the Well-Beloved, later known as the Mad (French: Charles VI le Bien-Aimé, later known as le Fol) (December 3, 1368 – October 21, 1422) was a King of France (1380 – 1422) and a member of the Valois Dynasty. ... Isabeau de Bavière (also Isabella of Bavaria-Ingolstadt) (about 1369 – September 24, 1435) was a Queen Consort of France (1385 - 1422) after marrying Charles VI of France, a member of the Valois Dynasty, on July 17, 1385. ... Events Battle of Sempach: Swiss safeguard independence from Habsburg rule End of reign of Poland by Capet-Anjou family. ... Events Beginning of prosecution of Lollards in England The Battle of Otterburn between England and Scotland A Chinese army under Xu Da sacks Karakorum Births September 14 - Claudius Claussön Swart, Danish geographer September 29 - Thomas of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Clarence, second son of Henry IV of England (d. ...

• The French preparations for an aborted invasion of England
• The final trial by combat ordered by French courts
• Richard II in conflict with his uncles
• The Battle of Otterburn

Book IV 1389-1400 A judicial duel portrayed in a facsimile from the Cérémonies des Gages des Batailles, a manuscript of the fifteenth century in the National Library of Paris. ... Richard II (January 6, 1367 – February 14, 1400) was the son of Edward the Black Prince, Prince of Wales, and Joan The Fair Maid of Kent. He was born in Bordeaux and became his fathers successor when his elder brother died in infancy. ... The Battle of Otterburn took place on the 9 August 1388 or 15 August 1388, as part of the continuing border skirmishes between the Scottish and English. ... Events February 24 - Margaret I defeats Albert in battle, thus becoming ruler of Denmark, Norway and Sweden June 28 - Battle of Kosovo between Serbs and Ottomans. ... Events Henry IV quells baron rebellion and executes The Earls of Kent, Huntingdon and Salisbury for their attempt to have Richard II of England restored as King Jean Froissart writes the Chronicles Medici family becomes powerful in Florence, Italy Births December 25 - John Sutton, 1st Baron Dudley, Lord Lieutenant of...

• A festival in honor of Isabella of Bavaria
• The death of Gaston III of Foix-Béarn
• The madness of Charles VI
• Richard II deposed and accession of Henry IV
• Battle of Nicopol and massacre of the prisoniers

Gaston III of Foix-Béarn, also Gaston Fébus or Gaston Phoebus (April 30, 1331 - 1391) was the 11th count of Foix, and viscount of Béarn (1343-1391). ... Charles VI Charles VI the Well-Beloved, later known as the Mad (French: Charles VI le Bien-Aimé, later known as le Fol) (December 3, 1368 – October 21, 1422) was a King of France (1380 – 1422) and a member of the Valois Dynasty. ... Henry IV (3 April 1367 – 20 March 1413) was the King of England and France and Lord of Ireland from 1399 to 1413. ... // Combatants Ottoman Empire Kingdom of Hungary, France, Wallachia Commanders Bayezid I Sigismund of Hungary, John of Nevers #, Mircea the Elder Strength About 100,000 About 100,000 Casualties About 35,000 About 35,000 The Battle of Nicopolis (Bulgarian: , Bitka pri Nikopol; Turkish: , Hungarian: Nikápolyi Csata, Romanian:Băt...

External links and references

• Jean Froissart, Chronicles, Penguin Classics, 1978 ISBN 0-14-044200-6 (at close to 500 pages even this is only an excerpt).
• Chronicles of England France, Spain, etc.' Continuing project to web the entirety of the 1805 Thomas Jhones translation. Currently 53 chapters online, new chapter(s) added weekly, Monday updates.
• Tales from Froissart excerpts from 1849 edition of the Thomas Johnes translation (1805).
• The Chronicles of Froissart excerpts from John Bourchier and Lord Berners 1910 Harvard Classics translation.
• An extensive bibliography collected by Dr Godfried Croenen

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