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A Soldiers' Chronicle of the Hundred Years War - College of Arms Manuscript M 9 (Hardcover)
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A Soldiers' Chronicle of the Hundred Years War - College of Arms Manuscript M 9 (Hardcover)
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A remarkable and very important unpublished chronicle written by
two soldiers, covering in detail the English campaigns in France
from 1415 to 1429. It lists many individuals who served in the war,
and was written specifically for Sir John Fastolf, the English
commander. This previously unpublished chronicle from the
mid-fifteenth century covers the English wars in France from 1415
to 1429. It is highly unusual in that it was written by two
soldiers, Peter Basset and Christopher Hanson. William Worcester,
secretary to the English commander Sir John Fastolf, also had a
hand in it, and it was specifically written for Sir John. The
content is unusual, as it includes many lists of individuals
serving in the war, and records their presence at battles, naming
more than 700 in all. Over half these individuals are French or
Scottish, so it would seem that the authors had a particularly
detailed knowledge of French military participation. The narrative
is important for the English campaigns in Maine in the 1420s in
which Fastolf was heavily involved and which otherwise receive
little attention in chronicles written on either side of the
Channel. The progress of the war is well mapped, with around 230
place names mentioned. The chronicle was extensively used in the
sixteenth century by several heralds and by Edward Hall. As a
result, it had an influence on Shakespeare. The death of the earl
of Salisbury at Orleans in 'Henry VI Part I' Follows the chronicle
closely. The 'Mirror for Magistrates' Salisbury narrative is also
derived from the chronicle. Another point of interest is that the
chronicle is by a scribe who can be identified, and proves to be
the only known fifteenth-century account of the war written in
England in French, which adds an important linguistic dimension to
its study.
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