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A Soldiers' Chronicle of the Hundred Years War
College of Arms Manuscript M 9
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Anne Curry
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English
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2022
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A remarkable and very important unpublished chronicle written by two soldiers, covering in detail the English campaigns in France from 1415 to 1429.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.
This previously unpublished chronicle from the mid-fifteenth century covers the English wars in France from 1415 to 1429. It is highly unusual in that it was written by two soldiers, Peter Basset and Christopher Hanson. William Worcester, secretary to the English commander Sir John Fastolf, also had a hand in it, and it was specifically written for Sir John. The content is unusual, as it includes many lists of individuals serving in the war, and records their presence at battles, naming more than 700 in all. Over half these individuals are French or Scottish, so it would seem that the authors had a particularly detailed knowledge of French military participation. The narrative is important for the English campaigns in Maine in the 1420s in which Fastolf was heavily involved and which otherwise receive little attention in chronicles written on either side of the Channel. The progress of the war is well mapped, with around 230 place names mentioned.
The chronicle was extensively used in the sixteenth century by several heralds and by Edward Hall. As a result, it had an influence on Shakespeare. The death of the earl of Salisbury at Orleans in 'Henry VI Part I' Follows the chronicle closely. The 'Mirror for Magistrates' Salisbury narrative is also derived from the chronicle. Another point of interest is that the chronicle is by a scribe who can be identified, and proves to be the only known fifteenth-century account of the war written in England in French, which adds an important linguistic dimension to its study.
This previously unpublished chronicle from the mid-fifteenth century covers the English wars in France from 1415 to 1429. It is highly unusual in that it was written by two soldiers, Peter Basset and Christopher Hanson. William Worcester, secretary to the English commander Sir John Fastolf, also had a hand in it, and it was specifically written for Sir John. The content is unusual, as it includes many lists of individuals serving in the war, and records their presence at battles, naming more than 700 in all. Over half these individuals are French or Scottish, so it would seem that the authors had a particularly detailed knowledge of French military participation. The narrative is important for the English campaigns in Maine in the 1420s in which Fastolf was heavily involved and which otherwise receive little attention in chronicles written on either side of the Channel. The progress of the war is well mapped, with around 230 place names mentioned.
The chronicle was extensively used in the sixteenth century by several heralds and by Edward Hall. As a result, it had an influence on Shakespeare. The death of the earl of Salisbury at Orleans in 'Henry VI Part I' Follows the chronicle closely. The 'Mirror for Magistrates' Salisbury narrative is also derived from the chronicle. Another point of interest is that the chronicle is by a scribe who can be identified, and proves to be the only known fifteenth-century account of the war written in England in French, which adds an important linguistic dimension to its study.
Author / Editor information
Contributor: Anne Curry
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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Contributor: Rémy Ambühl
RÉMY AMBÜHL is Associate Professor in Medieval History at the University of Southampton, UK.
Reviews
Curry and Ambühl pay meticulous attention to documenting the lives and careers of the individual
warriors who took part, with reference to their names in other primary sources, making for
fascinating reading and building up an exceptionally detailed picture of the sequence of events
and the parts played by both English and French participants in the actions described. An exemplary study that deserves to be widely known. --- [A] highly impressive edition of a previously unpublished chronicle. [...]A real nuts-and-bolts chronicle of medieval warfare, superbly supported by the editors scholarship. --- For readers today, it provides an unusual but fascinating perspective on a turbulent period.
warriors who took part, with reference to their names in other primary sources, making for
fascinating reading and building up an exceptionally detailed picture of the sequence of events
and the parts played by both English and French participants in the actions described. An exemplary study that deserves to be widely known. --- [A] highly impressive edition of a previously unpublished chronicle. [...]A real nuts-and-bolts chronicle of medieval warfare, superbly supported by the editors scholarship. --- For readers today, it provides an unusual but fascinating perspective on a turbulent period.
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Frontmatter
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Contents
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List of illustrations
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List of contributors
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Acknowledgements
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List of abbreviations
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Introduction
1 - 1. The M 9 chronicle and its authors
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The chronicle manuscript and its scribe, Luket Nantron (Deborah Ellen Thorpe)
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Peter Basset
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Christopher Hanson
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William Worcester
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Team work
38 - 2. The format and content of the M 9 chronicle
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A work of two halves?
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The English in the M 9 chronicle
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The French in the M 9 chronicle
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The lists
65 - 3. The portrayal of war in the M 9 chronicle
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The justification of war
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Strategy and tactics
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Battles
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Sieges
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Numbers and organisation
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Bravery and cowardice
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Oath taking and oath breaking
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Conclusion
99 - 4. French in fifteenth-century England: what linguistic choices? (Richard Ingham)
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Introduction
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Indications of non-native authorship?
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Central French and other continental varieties
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The French of England
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Linguistic analysis of the M 9 chronicle
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Conclusions
120 - 5. The post-medieval history of the chronicle and its use by the heralds
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The immediate fate of the chronicle
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Heralds and the M 9 chronicle
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Other heralds and the annotations within the M 9 chronicle
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The use of the chronicle by Robert Glover
134 - 6. The M 9 chronicle and the histories of the mid-Tudor period
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Edward Hall
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Hall and the M 9 chronicle
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Comparison of the M 9 chronicle and Hall’s Union
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The influence of Hall’s Union
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Shakespeare
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The Basset problem
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7. ‘In the Mids of his Glory’: the M 9 chronicle, ‘A Mirror for Magistrates’, and the tragedy of English imperialism (Scott Lucas)
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Editorial practices
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Edition of the original text and its annotations
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English translation, identifications and commentary
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Appendix: Additional material by William Worcester bound into College of Arms MS M 9
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Bibliography
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Index to chapters and translation footnotes
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Index to text and translation
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Keywords for this book
Joan of Arc; Sir John Fastolf; Chivalry; Military conduct; Shakespeare; Edward Hall; William Worcester; Life writing; Medieval French; Herald
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For an expert adult audience, including professional development and academic research
