ژوانا از فلاندرز: قهرمان و تبعید

Joanna of Flanders, Countess de Montfort and Duchess of Brittany, abruptly vanished from public life after 1343 amid the Breton Wars of Succession during the Hundred Years War. As wife of the late Duke John de Montfort, Joanna’s rightful place was in Brittany as regent of the duchy for their five-year-old son and heir John of Brittany. Despite her fame for the defense of Hennebont in 1342 during her husband’s imprisonment, she along with her children had accompanied Edward III of England to Britain in February 1343 and seemingly never departed. She resided in England in Tickell Castle, Yorkshire, in comfortable obscurity until her death around 1374. What happened to her and why? The answers to those questions belie the core complexities of medieval social structures, the care of the vulnerable, and the custody of women. Joanna of Flanders, Countess of Montfort and Richmond, Duchess of Brittany was in her time the heroine of Hennebont, the pivotal siege during the first half of the Breton Civil War (1341-1365) that prevented the French from taking over Brittany and routing the English early in the Hundred Years' War (1337-1453). She marshalled men and resources and during her husband's imprisonment kept Brittany from falling to the troops of Charles de Blois, Jeanne de Penthivres husband. Joanna rallied the pro-English Montfortist faction and secured the safety of his heirs in England with the aid of Edward III. As wife of the late Duke John de Montfort, her rightful place was in Brittany as Regent of the Duchy for her five year old son and heir John. With her children she accompanied Edward III to England in February 1343 and never departed. She resided in comfortable obscurity at Tickhill Castle in Yorkshire until her death around 1374. What happened to her and why? Contains colour illustrations, family trees and maps. New, Original Research Finally Solves The Riddle Of The Disappearance Of Joanna Of Flanders, Described By David Hume As 'the Most Extraordinary Woman Of The Age', Early In The Hundred Years War.