| − | '''"Froissart's Chronicles"''' describe many of the events in England and Western Europe during the period from the accession of [[Edward III]] in 1327 to the death of [[Richard II]] in 1400; including the first years of the [[Hundred Years War]], the [[Black Death]], the [[Peasants Revolt]], and descriptions of the glittering courts and major personalities of that age.<ref>"Froissart's Chronicles"</ref><ref>https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/409545.Chronicles</ref> | + | '''"Froissart's Chronicles"''' describe many of the events in England and Western Europe during the period from the accession of [[Edward III]] in 1327 to the death of [[Richard II]] in 1400; including the first years of the [[Hundred Years War]], the [[Black Death]], the [[Peasants Revolt]], and descriptions of the glittering courts and major personalities of that age.<ref name="Froissart's Chronicles">"Froissart's Chronicles"</ref><ref>https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/409545.Chronicles</ref> |
| − | Sir Jean Froissart lived from about 1333 to 1410.<ref>https://ehistory.osu.edu/books/froissart</ref> He is considered one of the first journalists. He traveled widely in both England and the Continent and at one stage was secretary to Queen Philippa of England. He knew [[Geoffrey Chaucer]]. He spoke to eye witnesses of the events he chronicled, including the great actions at [[Battle of Sluys|Sluys]], [[Battle of Crecy|Crecy]], [[Battle of Poitiers|Poitiers]] and [[Calais]], and the commerce and diplomacy of the era. His works were first translated into English in 1523-25, and it is through them that we can “get the feel” of the “age of chivalry”.<ref>"Froissart's Chronicles"</ref> | + | Sir Jean Froissart lived from about 1333 to 1410.<ref>https://ehistory.osu.edu/books/froissart</ref> He is considered one of the first journalists. He traveled widely in both England and the Continent and at one stage was secretary to Queen Philippa of England. He knew [[Geoffrey Chaucer]]. He spoke to eye witnesses of the events he chronicled, including the great actions at [[Battle of Sluys|Sluys]], [[Battle of Crecy|Crecy]], [[Battle of Poitiers|Poitiers]] and [[Calais]], and the commerce and diplomacy of the era. His works were first translated into English in 1523-25, and it is through them that we can “get the feel” of the “age of chivalry”.<ref name="Froissart's Chronicles">"Froissart's Chronicles"</ref> |