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covers the turbulent history of France and the Hundred Years' War from 1400 to 1422 . Continuing the narrative where Jean Froissart left off, Monstrelet details the onset of King Charles VI's madness and the subsequent bloody civil wars between the Houses of Orleans and Burgundy . Major Historical Content in Volume 1

You can find this volume through several modern reprint publishers and rare book merchants. Note that some editions split the 13-volume set into two larger physical volumes.

: Unlike many contemporary accounts, Monstrelet includes numerous authentic legal documents, treaties, and reported speeches, making it a critical primary source for 15th-century diplomacy. Key Editions and Where to Find Them

: Monstrelet provides a firsthand-style account of the political intrigues and "cruel civil wars" that fractured French nobility.

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covers the turbulent history of France and the Hundred Years' War from 1400 to 1422 . Continuing the narrative where Jean Froissart left off, Monstrelet details the onset of King Charles VI's madness and the subsequent bloody civil wars between the Houses of Orleans and Burgundy . Major Historical Content in Volume 1

You can find this volume through several modern reprint publishers and rare book merchants. Note that some editions split the 13-volume set into two larger physical volumes. The Chronicles of Enguerrand de Monstrelet, (Vo...

: Unlike many contemporary accounts, Monstrelet includes numerous authentic legal documents, treaties, and reported speeches, making it a critical primary source for 15th-century diplomacy. Key Editions and Where to Find Them covers the turbulent history of France and the

: Monstrelet provides a firsthand-style account of the political intrigues and "cruel civil wars" that fractured French nobility. Note that some editions split the 13-volume set

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