Chronicles of Jean Froissart

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chronicle historical narrative medieval literature

The Chronicles of Jean Froissart is a 14th-century historical narrative that vividly recounts the events, politics, and warfare of the early Hundred Years’ War and late medieval Europe.

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Jean Froissart 2
Froissart's Chronicles 1
Jean Froissart's Chronicles 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf chronicle ⓘ
historical narrative ⓘ
medieval literature ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Chronicles of Jean Froissart ⓘ
surface form: Froissart's Chronicles
author Chronicles of Jean Froissart self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Jean Froissart
containsAccountOf diplomatic missions ⓘ
naval battles ⓘ
sieges ⓘ
tournaments and jousts ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Kingdom of France ⓘ
coversEvent Battle of Crécy ⓘ
Battle of Poitiers ⓘ
Peasants' Revolt of 1381 ⓘ
reign of Charles V of France ⓘ
reign of Charles VI of France ⓘ
reign of Edward III of England ⓘ
reign of Richard II of England ⓘ
dateWritten 14th century ⓘ
genre chronicle ⓘ
history ⓘ
hasManuscriptTradition illuminated manuscripts ⓘ
historicalPerspective chivalric ⓘ
pro-noble ⓘ
historicalValue key source for social history of late medieval nobility ⓘ
primary source for early Hundred Years' War ⓘ
influenced historiography of medieval chivalry ⓘ
later chroniclers of the Hundred Years' War ⓘ
language Middle French ⓘ
literaryMovement medieval historiography ⓘ
literaryPeriod Middle Ages ⓘ
mainSubject Hundred Years' War ⓘ
late medieval Europe ⓘ
notableFor descriptions of medieval warfare ⓘ
detailed accounts of chivalry ⓘ
portrayal of courtly life ⓘ
vivid narrative style ⓘ
preservationStatus survives in numerous medieval manuscripts ⓘ
setting England ⓘ
France ⓘ
Iberian Peninsula ⓘ
Low Countries ⓘ
Scotland ⓘ
sourceType earlier chronicles ⓘ
eyewitness accounts ⓘ
oral reports ⓘ
structure multiple books ⓘ
timeSpanDescribed 1320s ⓘ
to 1400 ⓘ

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Chronicles of Jean Froissart → alsoKnownAs → Chronicles of Jean Froissart ⓘ
this entity surface form: Froissart's Chronicles
Chronicles of Jean Froissart → author → Chronicles of Jean Froissart self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Jean Froissart
Battle of Otterburn → chronicledBy → Chronicles of Jean Froissart ⓘ
this entity surface form: Jean Froissart
Avignon Papacy → describedBySource → Chronicles of Jean Froissart ⓘ
Jacquerie → describedBySource → Chronicles of Jean Froissart ⓘ
this entity surface form: Jean Froissart's Chronicles