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ISBN: 0837183014 Year: 1976 Publisher: Westport, Conn. Greenwood
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ISBN: 9781843836919 1843836912 9781846159565 9786613772381 1846159563 1281017086 Year: 2012 Publisher: Woodbridge : Boydell Press,
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Geoffrey le Baker's chronicle covers the reigns of Edward II and Edward III up to the English victory at Poitiers. It starts in a low key, copying an earlier chronicle, but by the end of Edward II's reign he offers a much more vivid account. His description of Edward II's last days is partly based on the eyewitness account of his patron, Sir Thomas de la More, who was present at one critical interview. Baker's story of Edward's death, like many other details from his chronicle, was picked up by Tudor historians, particularly by Holinshed, who was the source for Shakespeare's history plays. The reign of Edward III is dominated, not by Edward III himself, but by Baker's real hero, Edward prince of Wales. His bravery aged 16 at Crécy is presented as a prelude to his victory at Poitiers, a battle which Baker is able to describe in great detail, apparently from what he was told by the prince's commanders. It is a rarity among medieval battles, because - in sharp contrast to the total anarchy at Crécy - the prince and his staff were able to see the enemy's manoeuvres. Throughout the chronicle there are sharply defined vignettes which stay in the mind - the killing of the Scottish champion on Halidon Hill, the drowning of Sir Edward Bohun, the earls of Salisbury and Suffolk as prisoners carried in a cart, the death of Sir Walter Selby and his two sons, the duel between Otho and the duke of Lancaster, John Dancaster and the lewd washerwoman. Baker writes in a complex Latin which even scholars find problematic, and David Preest's new translation will be widely welcomed by anyone interested in the fourteenth century. There are extensive notes and an introduction by Richard Barber.
Great Britain --- Grande-Bretagne --- History --- Histoire --- HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / General. --- Battle of Crécy. --- Chronicle. --- Edward II. --- Edward III. --- Edward prince of Wales. --- English Victory at Poitiers. --- English monarchy. --- English victory. --- Geoffrey le Baker. --- Poitiers. --- Prince of Wales. --- historical account. --- historical events. --- historical perspective. --- medieval England. --- medieval battles. --- medieval chronicle. --- medieval history. --- medieval literature. --- medieval narratives. --- medieval warfare. --- royal history. --- Edward --- Edward,
ISBN: 9781843833062 1843831155 1843833069 1846153700 Year: 2005
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With additional contributions from Françoise Autrand, Christophe Piel, Michael Prestwich, and Bertrand Schnerb.
The battle of Crécy is of huge significance for both the course of the Hundred Years War and the continent of Europe as a whole. It witnessed the defeat of the greatest power in Christendom - a major French army with the king at its head - by an expeditionary force raised by a kingdom which was not yet renowned for its military prowess. Yet it is Agincourt which has engaged the popular imagination, and Crécy has been neglected. This book to fills this gap in knowledge. It outlines the events of the campaign in Normandy and Ponthieu of which Crécy was the culmination, and offers new analyses and interpretations of all aspects of the battle, from the composition of the armies to the place of the battlefield. It will therefore be of major interest for any student of medieval or military history.
940.19 --- 944.02 --- 942.03 --- 355 <09> "04/14" --- 355 <09> "04/14" Militaire geschiedenis--Middeleeuwen --- Militaire geschiedenis--Middeleeuwen --- 942.03 Geschiedenis van Engeland--(1154-1399) --- Geschiedenis van Engeland--(1154-1399) --- 944.02 Geschiedenis van Frankrijk--(987-1589) --- Geschiedenis van Frankrijk--(987-1589) --- 940.19 Geschiedenis van Europa:--1270-1492 --- Geschiedenis van Europa:--1270-1492 --- Crécy, Battle of, Crécy-en-Ponthieu, France, 1346. --- Hundred Years' War, 1339-1453 --- Crécy, Bataille de, 1346 --- Guerre de Cent Ans, 1339-1453 --- Crécy, Battle of, Crécy-en-Ponthieu, France, 1346. --- Crécy, Bataille de, 1346 --- Crécy, Battle of, Crécy-en-Ponthieu, France, 1346 --- Crécy, Battle of, 1346 --- Cressy, Battle of, Crécy-en-Ponthieu, France, 1346 --- Campaigns --- France --- Great Britain --- History, Military --- Campagnes et batailles --- Grande-Bretagne --- Histoire militaire --- Crecy [Battle of ], 1346 --- History [Military ] --- 1328-1589 --- 1066-1485 --- CRECY (FRANCE), BATAILLE DE, 1346 --- GUERRE DE CENT ANS, 1339-1453 --- FRANCE --- CAMPAGNES ET BATAILLES --- HISTOIRE MILITAIRE --- 14E SIECLE --- Battle of Crécy. --- Edward III. --- England. --- Fourteenth Century. --- France. --- Knights. --- Military History. --- Military Power. --- Philip VI.
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