A remarkable and very important unpublished chronicle written by two soldiers, covering in detail the English campaigns in France from 1415 to 1429. It lists many individuals who served in the war, and was written specifically for Sir John Fastolf, the English commander.
A remarkable and very important unpublished chronicle written by two soldiers, covering in detail the English campaigns in France from 1415 to 1429. It lists many individuals who served in the war, and was written specifically for Sir John Fastolf, the English commander.
Anne Curry is Emeritus Professor of Medieval History at the University of Southampton, and author of many works on the Hundred Years War, particularly on the battle of Agincourt. She also edited the 1422-53 section of the Parliament Rolls of Medieval England.
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List of Illustrations Acknowledgements Abbreviations Introduction Chapter 1. The M 9 chronicle and its authors The chronicle manuscript and its scribe, Luket Nantron (Deborah Ellen Thorpe) Peter Basset Christopher Hanson William Worcester Team work Chapter 2. The format and content of the M 9 chronicle A work of two halves? The English in the M 9 chronicle The French in the M 9 chronicle The lists Chapter 3. The portrayal of war in the M 9 chronicle The justification of war Strategy and tactics Battles Sieges Numbers and organisation Bravery and cowardice Oath taking and oath breaking Conclusion Chapter 4. French in fifteenth-century England: what linguistic choices? (Richard Ingham) Indications of non-native authorship? Central French and other continental varieties The French of England Linguistic analysis of the M 9 chronicle i. Orthography and grammar ii. Lexis and phraseology Conclusions Chapter 5. The post-medieval history of the chronicle and its use by the heralds The immediate fate of the chronicle Heralds and the M 9 chronicle a. Walter Bellengier b. Christopher Barker Other heralds and the annotations within the M 9 chronicle The use of the chronicle by Robert Glover Chapter 6. The M 9 chronicle and the histories of the mid Tudor period Edward Hall Hall and the M 9 chronicle Comparison of the M 9 chronicle and Hall's Union The influence of Hall's Union Shakespeare The Basset problem Chapter 7. 'In the Mids of his Glory': the M 9 chronicle, 'A Mirror for Magistrates', and the tragedy of English imperialism (Scott Lucas) The Edition of College of Arms MS M 9 folios 31r-66r Editorial practices Edition of the original text and its annotations English translation, identifications and commentary Appendix: Additional material by William Worcester bound into College of Arms MS M 9 Bibliography Index
List of Illustrations Acknowledgements Abbreviations Introduction Chapter 1. The M 9 chronicle and its authors The chronicle manuscript and its scribe, Luket Nantron (Deborah Ellen Thorpe) Peter Basset Christopher Hanson William Worcester Team work Chapter 2. The format and content of the M 9 chronicle A work of two halves? The English in the M 9 chronicle The French in the M 9 chronicle The lists Chapter 3. The portrayal of war in the M 9 chronicle The justification of war Strategy and tactics Battles Sieges Numbers and organisation Bravery and cowardice Oath taking and oath breaking Conclusion Chapter 4. French in fifteenth-century England: what linguistic choices? (Richard Ingham) Indications of non-native authorship? Central French and other continental varieties The French of England Linguistic analysis of the M 9 chronicle i. Orthography and grammar ii. Lexis and phraseology Conclusions Chapter 5. The post-medieval history of the chronicle and its use by the heralds The immediate fate of the chronicle Heralds and the M 9 chronicle a. Walter Bellengier b. Christopher Barker Other heralds and the annotations within the M 9 chronicle The use of the chronicle by Robert Glover Chapter 6. The M 9 chronicle and the histories of the mid Tudor period Edward Hall Hall and the M 9 chronicle Comparison of the M 9 chronicle and Hall's Union The influence of Hall's Union Shakespeare The Basset problem Chapter 7. 'In the Mids of his Glory': the M 9 chronicle, 'A Mirror for Magistrates', and the tragedy of English imperialism (Scott Lucas) The Edition of College of Arms MS M 9 folios 31r-66r Editorial practices Edition of the original text and its annotations English translation, identifications and commentary Appendix: Additional material by William Worcester bound into College of Arms MS M 9 Bibliography Index
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