{"product_id":"chronicles-penguin-classics-9780140442007","title":"Chronicles Penguin Classics","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne of the greatest contemporary records of fourteenth-century England and France\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDepicting the great age of Anglo-French rivalry from the deposition of Edward II to the downfall of Richard II, Froissart powerfully portrays the deeds of knights in battle at Sluys, Crecy, Calais and Poitiers during the Hundred Years War. Yet they are only part of this vigorous portrait of medieval life, which also vividly describes the Peasants' Revolt, trading activities and diplomacy against a backdrop of degenerate nobility. Written with the same sense of curiosity about character and customs that underlies the works of Froissart's contemporary, Chaucer, the Chronicles are a magnificent evocation of the age of chivalry.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and discipli\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChroniclesIntroduction\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003eThe Chronological Background\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBook One (1322-77)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePrologue\u003cbr\u003eThe Beginning of a Reign\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDeposition of Edward II and Accession of Edward III\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Scots Invade England\u003cbr\u003eEdward III Does Homage to Philip VI\u003cbr\u003ePreliminaries of the Hundred Years War\u003cbr\u003eBattle of Sluys\u003cbr\u003eThe Order of the Garter\u003cbr\u003eThe Campaign of Crecy\u003cbr\u003eThe Siege of Calais\u003cbr\u003eBlack Death, Flagellants and Jews\u003cbr\u003eSea Battle off Winchelsea\u003cbr\u003eThe Siege of Breteuil and the Poitiers Campaign\u003cbr\u003eConsequences of Poitiers\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Three Estates; the Free Companies\u003cbr\u003eThe Jacquerie\u003cbr\u003eThe Last Days of Étienne Marcel\u003cbr\u003eBrigandry, Warfare and Predictions\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eKing John's Return to England and His Death\u003cbr\u003eThe Battle of Montiel and Death of Peter the Cruel\u003cbr\u003eThe Sack of Limoges\u003cbr\u003eThe Turn of the Tide\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDu Guesclin Appointed Constable\u003cbr\u003eLa Rochelle Goes Over to the French\u003cbr\u003eJohn of Gaunt's Fruitless Expedition\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eThe End of a Reign\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBook Two (1376-85)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePapal Affairs and the Great Schism\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Great Schism\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Peasants' Revolt in England\u003cbr\u003eAffairs of Flanders\u003cbr\u003eBattle of Roosebeke\u003cbr\u003eCharles VI Marries Isabella of Bavaria\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBook Three (1386-8)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt the Court of the Count of Foix\u003cbr\u003eThe Haunting of Sir Peter\u003cbr\u003eReminiscences of the Bascot de Mauléon, Freebooter\u003cbr\u003eThe Tale of the Familiar\u003cbr\u003ePreparations for a French Invasion of England\u003cbr\u003eTrial by Combat\u003cbr\u003eRichard II's First Struggle with His Uncles\u003cbr\u003eJohn of Gaunt's Expedition to Spain\u003cbr\u003eThe Battle of Otterburn (Chevy Chase)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBook Four (1389-1400)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eQueen Isabella's Entry into Paris\u003cbr\u003eA Royal Visitation\u003cbr\u003eTournament at Saint-Inglevert\u003cbr\u003eThe Duke of Touraine in Trouble\u003cbr\u003eThe Death of the Count of Foix\u003cbr\u003eCharles VI Goes Mad\u003cbr\u003eFroissart Revisits England\u003cbr\u003eThe English in Ireland\u003cbr\u003eTwo Marriages\u003cbr\u003eThe Downfall of Richard II\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Murder of Gloucester\u003cbr\u003eThe Challenge and Bolingbroke's Banishment\u003cbr\u003eRichard loses Control\u003cbr\u003eThe Return of Bolingbroke\u003cbr\u003eThe Surrender of King Richard\u003cbr\u003eRichard's Abdication\u003cbr\u003eCoronation of Bolingbroke\u003cbr\u003ePlots against Henry IV\u003cbr\u003eThe End of Richard of Bordeaux\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNotes in Form of Glossary\u003cbr\u003eMap: France and Neighbouring Territories in the Fourteenth Century\u003cbr\u003eIndex of Persons\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48732371976535,"sku":"9780140442007","price":11.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780140442007.jpg?v=1719996596","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/chronicles-penguin-classics-9780140442007","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}