Joan of Arc and the Hundred Years War

260 Pages·2005·3.3 MB·English

by  Deborah A. Fraioli

JOAN OF ARC AND THE
HUNDRED YEARS WAR
Deborah A. Fraioli
GREENWOOD PRESS
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Deborah A. Fraioli
Greenwood Guides to Historic Events of the Medieval World
Jane Chance, Series Editor
GREENWOOD PRESS
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Westport, Connecticut London
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Fraioli, Deborah A., 1942–
Joan of Arc and the Hundred Years War / Deborah A. Fraioli.
p. cm.—(Greenwood guides to historic events of the medieval world)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 0–313–32458–1 (alk. paper)
1. Joan, of Arc, Saint, 1412–1431. 2. Christian women saints—France—Biography.
3. Hundred Years War, 1339–1453. 4. France—History—Charles VII, 1422–1461.
I. Title. II. Series.
DC103.F68 2005
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Copyright © 2005 by Deborah A. Fraioli
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C
ONTENTS
Illustrations xi
Series Foreword xiii
Advisory Board xxv
Preface xxvii
Chronology xxxi
Chronology of French and English Kings xxxix
Genealogy of French and English Rulers during the Period of
the Hundred Years War xli
Historical Overview xliii
Chapter 1. Background Causes of the Hundred Years War 1
Chapter 2. Popular Uprisings 13
Chapter 3. Chivalry’s Growth and Decline and the
Hundred Years War 29
Chapter 4. The Creation of Royal Authority in France:
The Religion of the Monarchy 43
Chapter 5. The War and Joan of Arc 55
Chapter 6. Conclusion 71
Biographies 75
Bertrand du Guesclin 75
viii Contents
Charles V 76
Charles VI 78
Charles VII 80
Charles of Navarre 82
Christine de Pizan 84
Edward III 85
Edward the Black Prince 88
Etienne Marcel 89
Henry V 90
Isabeau of Bavaria 93
Jacob van Artevelde 94
Jean Froissart 96
Joan of Arc 97
John II the Good 102
John the Fearless 104
Philip VI 105
Philip the Good 107
Robert III of Artois 109
Primary Documents 113
1. Homage Texts 113
2. Female Succession 118
3. Edward III’s Case for War 121
4. Edward III’s Proclamation to the French
People 124
Contents ix
5. Etienne Marcel Warns the Regent That
the Parisians Are Murmuring 127
6. Provisions Needed to Stock a Fortress
Prior to Siege 130
7. The Retaking of Poitiers 133
8. Grandferré’s Courage 139
9. Peasants’ Revolt of 1381 142
10. The Treaty of Troyes 144
11. Joan of Arc’s Letter to the English 147
12. The Song of Joan of Arc by Christine
de Pizan 149
13. Hugh of Lannoy’s Memorandum of
Advice to Philip the Good 153
14. The Fifteen Joys of Marriage 158
Glossary 161
Annotated Bibliography 171
Index 179