The battle of Crécy : a casebook / edited by Michael Livingston and Kelly DeVries.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Livingston, Michael, 1975- editor.

DeVries, Kelly, 1956- editor.

Series:

Liverpool historical casebooks series

The Liverpool historical casebooks series

Language:

Celtic (Other)

Dutch, Middle (ca. 1050-1350)

English

English, Middle (1100-1500)

French, Middle (ca. 1300-1600)

German, Middle High (ca. 1050-1500)

Italian

Latin

Slavic (Other)

Subjects (All):

Crécy, Battle of, Crécy-en-Ponthieu, France, 1346--Sources.

Crécy, Battle of, Crécy-en-Ponthieu, France, 1346.

Hundred Years' War, 1339-1453--Campaigns--France--Sources.

Hundred Years' War, 1339-1453.

History, Military.

France--History, Military--1328-1589--Sources.

France.

Great Britain--History, Military--1066-1485--Sources.

Great Britain.

Military campaigns.

France--Crécy-en-Ponthieu.

Genre:

Military history.

Sources.

Physical Description:

xiii, 524 pages : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white) ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Liverpool : Liverpool University, 2015.

Language Note:

Source texts in French, Latin, Dutch, Italian, Middle English, Welsh, Czech and German, with parallel English translation.

Summary:

This casebook is the most extensive collection of documents ever assembled for the study of one of the famous battles in history. Together with other experts, the editors have gathered, edited, and translated over 80 fourteenth-century sources concerning this fascinating and important conflict - written across Europe, from Bohemia to France, from Italy to Wales - many here printed or translated for the first time. Original essays provide historical context and literary background to help interpret the battle in light of this new material. Here we see the Battle of Crecy across the cultural landscape of Europe, through chronicles and letters, through poems and prophecies, enabling us to understand what happened on 26 August 1346 like never before. Book jacket.

Contents:

Sources on the Battle

Texts and Translations

1 Kitchen Journal / William Retford Retford, William 20

2 Cleopatra Itinerary 22

3 On the Cry Dead / Colins de Beaumont Beaumont, Colins de 26

4 Letter to the Blackfriars / Richard Wynkeley Wynkeley, Richard 50

5 Letter to Thomas Lucy / Edward III Edward, III 54

6 Letter / Michael Northburgh Northburgh, Michael 58

7 Request for Supplies / Edward III Edward, III 62

8 Payment to Loyal Men / Philippe VI Philippe, VI 62

9 Horses Lost at Crecy / Robert de Dreuex Dreuex, Robert de 64

10 Letter to Passau / Johann von Schönfeld Schönfeld, Johann von 64

11 Victory Smonper / Thomas Bradwardine Bradwardine, Thomas 66

12 Poem of the. Eight Coats-of- Arms / Jean de Batery Batery, Jean de 68

13 King John of Bohemia 82

14 Chronicle of the Este Family 84

15 Annals of Zwettl 86

16 Chronicle of Lanercost 86

17 Chronicle of Guyenne 88

18 Crécy Poem 88

19 Horses Lost at Crecy / Guillaume Flote Flote, Guillaume 92

20 Chronicle of the Counts of Flanders 92

21 Chronicle of Artois 94

22 Chronicle of Sainl-Omer 100

23 Capture of Tifford 106

24 Rhyming Chronicle 106

25 New Chronicle / Giovanni Villain Villain, Giovanni 114

26 Chronicle / John of Hocsem Hocsem, John of 122

27 Pistoian History 122

28 Chronicle / Jean de Winterthur Winterthur, Jean de 124

29 Major Chronicle / Gilles li Muisit Muisit, Gilles li 126

30 Grand Chronicles 130

31 History of Rochester / William of Dene Dene, William of 134

32 Chronicle / Matthias von Neuenburg Neuenburg, Matthias von 136

33 Chronicle / Anonymous of Leoben Leoben, Anonymous of 138

34 Golden History / John ofTyncmouth ofTyncmouth, John 140

35 Chronicle [Nero Version] / Pseudo-Adam Murimuth Murimuth, Pseudo-Adam 140

36 Ransom Payment / Philippe of Orleans Orleans, Philippe of 144

37 Chronicle of Siena 144

38 Brabanlese Stories / Jan van Boendale Boendale, Jan van 146

39 Edward III in France / Laurence Minot Minot, Laurence 148

40 Pohchronicon Continuation 148

41 Panegyric to Edward III / Iolo Goch Goch, Iolo 150

42 Chronicle / Francis of Prague Prague, Francis of 154

43 Chronicle / Marco Battagli Battagli, Marco 156

44 Housebook / Michael de Leone Leone, Michael de 158

45 Chronicle / Geoffrey le Baker Baker, Geoffrey le 158

46 Anonymous of Rome, Chronicle 164

47 Elegy for Sir Rhys ap Gruffudd / Iolo Goch Goch, Iolo 176

48 Chronicle Continuation / Richard Lescot Lescot, Richard 178

49 History of Padua / Guelielmo Cortusio Cortusio, Guelielmo 180

50 Chronicle / Jean le Bel Bel, Jean le 182

51 Chronicle / Heinrich of Diessenhofen Diessenhofen, Heinrich of 190

52 Scalacronica [Leland's Abstract] / Thomas Gray Gray, Thomas 192

53 Gesta Annalia II / Thomas Bisset Bisset, Thomas 192

54 Neplach of Opatovicc, Chronicle 192

55 Heinrich Taube of Selbach, Chronicle 194

56 Commentary to Bridlington's Prophecy / John Ergom Ergom, John 194

57 Brief Chronicle 198

58 Chronicle of Canterbury 198

59 Euloeium Historiarum 198

60 Accounts of a Citizen of Valenciennes 202

61 Chronicle of Saint-Trond 210

62 John of Reading, Chronicle 212

63 Chronicle / Jean de Vcnette Vcnette, Jean de 212

64 Chronicle of Normandy 216

65 Chronicle of the Church of Prague / Beneš Krabice Krabice, Beneš 222

66 World-chronicle of Köln 222

67 Prose Braf [Common Version to 1377] 224

68 Chronicle of Flanders [Version A] 226

69 World History / Niccolò of Ferrara Ferrara, Niccolò of 228

70 Chandos Herald, Life of the Black Prince 232

71 Death of King John 240

72 Chronicle / Henry Kmehton Kmehton, Henry 246

73 Anonimalle Chronicle 248

74 Chronicle of Limburg / Tilemann Elhen Elhen, Tilemann 250

75 Chronicles [Amiens Version] / Jean Froissart Froissart, Jean 252

76 Chronicles [Abridged Version] / Jean Froissart Froissart, Jean 276

77 Chronicle ofStrasburg / Jakob Twinger Twinger, Jakob 296

78 Chronicle of the First Four Valois Kings 298

79 Chronicle of Meaux Abbey / Thomas Burton Burton, Thomas 300

80 Chronicle of the Low Countries 302

81 Chronicles [B/C Version] / Jean Froissart Froissart, Jean 306.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781781382707

1781382700

9781781382646

1781382646

OCLC:

932592007