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We May Lose More Than We May Gain: Boldness and prudence among Froissart’s warriors

Medievalists.net — Tue, 08 Jul 2014 21:07:58 +0000

Jean Froissart's Chronicles, one of the most influential accounts of the first half of the Hundred Years War, was in large part devoted to preserving tales of individual chivalric accomplishment

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Cogs, Sails and Longbows: Implications of Naval Tactics and Technology in the Hundred Years War

Medievalists.net — Sun, 24 Jun 2012 21:37:59 +0000

There were several naval engagements during the Hundred Years War. The three that will be looked at in this work are the battle of Sluys in 1340, the battle of Les Espagnols-Sur- Mer in 1350, and the capture of a French fleet from La Rochelle. The battle of Sluys is the best known of these, but it can be argued that subsequent engagements are of equal or greater importance. Many historians have downplayed these events.

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Ideals and values in Jean Froissart’s Chroniques

Medievalists.net — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 18:14:57 +0000

Froissart left a large range of writings: numerous poems, and Méliador, an Arthurian roman. However, the most widely read work is his chronicles, which amongst other things recount the events of the Hundred Years War between France and England and their respective allies, the dealings and life at the court of the Count de Foix, popular uprisings in England, Flanders and France, and the downfall of the English King, Richard II.

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Of device as device: the narrative functioning of armorial displays in Froissart’s Chronicles

Medievalists.net — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 22:45:48 +0000

Of device as device: the narrative functioning of armorial displays in Froissart’s Chronicles By M. J. Huxtable Postgraduate English: A Journal and Forum for Postgraduates in English, No.18 (2008) Introduction: In terms of socio-cultural history, the Chroniques or Chronicles of French poet and historiographer Jean Froissart (c.1337-1410) provide important access to the medieval perception of armory, […]

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The gentil example : thematic parallels in Froissart’s Chroniques and Chaucer’s Franklin’s tale

Medievalists.net — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 17:29:19 +0000

I intend to go beyond the biographical and source study that has dominated discussion on Chaucer and Froissart and embark on a project of tracing thematic parallels in two of their works, specifically focusing on the issue that I find most obvious between them: the desire to create and record literary discussions of ethical behaviour.

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