| Description |
lxvii, 185 pages : illustrations, map ; 25 cm. |
| Series |
Greenwood guides to historic events of the medieval world |
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Greenwood guides to historic events of the medieval world.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and (pages [171]-178) index. |
| Contents |
Chronology. -- Chronology of French and English kings. -- Genealogy of French and English rulers during the period of the Hundred Years War. -- Historical overview. -- Background causes of the Hundred Years War. -- Popular uprisings. -- Chivalry's growth and decline and the Hundred Years War. -- The creation of royal authority in France: the religion of the monarchy. -- The war and Joan of Arc. -- Conclusion. -- Biographies: Bertrand du Guesclin ; Charles V ; Charles VI ; Charles VII ; Charles of Navarre ; Christine de Pizan ; Edward III ; Edward the Black Prince ; Etienne Marcel ; Henry V ; Isabeau of Bavaria ; Jacob van Artevelde ; Jean Froissart ; Joan of Arc ; John II the Good ; John the Fearless ; Philip VI ; Philip the Good ; Robert III of Artois. -- Primary documents: Homage texts ; Female succession ; Edward III's Case for war ; Edward III's Proclamation to the French people ; Etienne Marcel warns the regent that the Parisians are murmuring ; Provisions needed to stock a fortress prior to siege ; The retaking of Poitiers ; Grandferrés courage ; Peasant's Revolt of 1381 ; The Treaty of Troyes ; Joan of Arc's Letter to the English ; The Song of Joan of Arc by Christine de Pizan ; Hugh of Lannoy's Memorandum of advice to Philip the Good ; The Fifteen joys of marriage. |
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Joan, of Arc, Saint, 1412-1431.
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Christian women saints -- France -- Biography.
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Hundred Years' War, 1339-1453.
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France -- History -- Charles VII, 1422-1461.
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| ISBN |
0313324581 alkaline paper |
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9780313324581 alkaline paper |
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