Depicting the great age of Anglo-French rivalry from the deposition of Edward II to the downfall of Richard II, Froissart powerfully portrays the deeds of knights in battle at Sluys, Crecy, Calais and Poitiers during the Hundred Years War. Yet they are only part of this vigorous portrait of medieval life, which also vividly describes the Peasants' Revolt, trading activities and diplomacy against a backdrop of degenerate nobility. Written with the same sense of curiosity about character and customs that underlies the works of Froissart's contemporary, Chaucer, the Chronicles are a magnificent evocation of the age of chivalry.
***This selection from Froissart's Chronicles forms a vast panorama of Europe, from the deposition of Edward II to the downfall of Richard II. For centuries it has been recognized as the chief expression of the chivalric revival of fourteenth-century England and France.
Used in the following course:
- History 11: Era of Christendom:
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- Asynchronous