The Battle of Crécy: A Casebook (Liverpool Historical Casebooks)

Winner of the Society for Military History Distinguished Book Award 2017 This casebook is the most extensive collection of documents ever assembled for the study of one of the famous battles in history. Here we see the Battle of Cr?cy across the cultural landscape of Europe - through chronicles and letters, through poems and prophecies, through sermons and laments - enabling us to understand the events of 26 August 1346 like never before. Together with other experts, the editors have gathered, edited, and translated over 80 fourteenth-century sources concerning this fascinating and important conflict - sources from Bohemia to France, from Italy to Wales - many here printed or translated for the first time. Original essays provide historical context and literary background to help interpret the battle in light of this new material. Among the discoveries: despite its fame, the location of the battle has been misidentified for centuries, and the actions of the men on both sides of the bloodied field have been completely misunderstood. This unparalleled accumulation of material means that the Battle of Cr?cy will never be seen in the same way again. Cover Contents Illustrations Contributors Preface: The Shape of the Volume Map of the Crécy Campaign Losses Uncountable: The Context of Crécy Sources on the Battle 1. William Retford, Kitchen Journal 2. Cleopatra Itinerary 3. Colins de Beaumont, On the Crécy Dead 4. Richard Wynkeley, Letter to the Blackfriars 5. Edward III, Letter to Thomas Lucy 6. Michael Northburgh, Letter 7. Edward III, Request for Supplies 8. Philippe VI, Payment to Loyal Men 9. Robert de Dreuex, Horses Lost at Crécy 10. Johann von Schönfeld, Letter to Passau 11. Thomas Bradwardine, Victory Sermon 12. Jean de Batery, Poem of the Eight Coats-of-Arms 13. King John of Bohemia 14. Chronicle of the Este Family 15. Annals of Zwettl 16. Chronicle of Lanercrost 17. Chronicle of Guyenne 18. Crécy Poem 19. Guillaume Flote, Horses Lost at Crécy 20. Chronicle of the Counts of Flanders 21. Chronicle of Artois 22. Chronicle of Saint-Omer 23. Capture of Tifford 24. Rhyming Chronicle 25. Giovanni Villani, New Chronicle 26. John of Hocsem, Chronicle 27. Pistoian History 28. Jean de Winterthur, Chronicle 29. Gilles li Muisit, Major Chronicle 30. Grand Chronicles 31. William of Dene, History of Rochester 32. Matthius von Neuenburg, Chronicle 33. Anonymous of Leoben, Chronicle 34. John of Tynemouth, Golden History 35. Psedo-Adam Murimuth, Chronicle [Nero Version] 36. Philippe of Orléans, Ransom Payment 37. Chronicle of Siena 38. Jan van Boedale, Brabantese Stories 39. Laurence Minot, Edward III in France 40. Polychronicon Continuation 41. Iolo Goch, Panegyric to Edward III 42. Francis of Prague, Chronicle 43. Marco Battagli, Chronicle 44. Michael de Leone, Housebook 45. Geoffrey le Baker, Chronicle 46. Anonymous of Rome, Chronicle 47. Iolo Goch, Elegy for Sir Rhys ap Gruffudd 48. Richard Lescot, Chronicle Continuation 49. Guglielmo Cortusio, History of Padua 50. Jean le Bel, Chronicle 51. Heinrich of Diessenhofen, Chronicle 52. Thomas Gray, Scalacronica [Leland’s Abstract] 53. Thomas Bisset, Gesta Annalia II 54. Neplach of Opatovice, Chronicle 55. Heinrich Taube of Selbach, Chronicle 56. John Ergom, Commentary to Bridlington’s Prophecy 57. Brief Chronicle 58. Chronicle of Canterbury 59. Eulogium Historiarum 60. Accounts of a Citizen of Valenciennes 61. Chronicle of Saint-Trond 62. John of Reading, Chronicle 63. Jean de Venette, Chronicle 64. Chronicle of Normandy 65. Beneš Krabice, Chronicle of the Church of Prague 66. World-chronicle of Köln 67. Prose Brut [Common Version to 1377] 68. Chronicle of Flanders [Version A] 69. Niccolò of Ferrara, World History 70. Chandos Herald, Life of the Black Prince 71. Death of King John 72. Henry Knighton, Chronicle 73. Anonimalle Chronicle 74. Tilemann Elhen, Chronicle of Limburg 75. Jean Froissart, Chronicles [Amiens Version] 76. Jean Froissart, Chronicles [Abridged Version] 77. Jakob Twinger, Chronicle of Strasburg 78. Chronicle of the First Four Valois Kings 79. Thomas Burton, Chronicle of Meaux Abbey 80. Chronicle of the Low Countries 81. Jean Froissart, Chronicles [B/C Version] Notes to the Texts Essays on the Battle of Crécy The Location of the Battle of Crécy The Bohemian Participation in Crécy The Geoese Crossbowmen at Crécy The Tactics of Crécy Froissart's Herce and Crécy The Italian Perspective on Crécy Counting the Dead at Crécy The After-Life of Crécy Bibliography Index to the Volume This Casebook Is The Most Extensive Collection Of Documents Ever Assembled For The Study Of One Of The Famous Battles In History. Together With Other Experts, The Editors Have Gathered, Edited, And Translated Over 80 Fourteenth-century Sources Concerning This Fascinating And Important Conflict -- Written Across Europe, From Bohemia To France, From Italy To Wales -- Many Here Printed Or Translated For The First Time. Original Essays Provide Historical Contest And Literary Background To Help Interpret The Battle In Light Of This New Material. Here We See The Battle Of Crécy Across The Cultural Landscape Of Europe, Through Chronicles And Letters, Through Poems And Prophecies, Enabling Us To Understand What Happened On 26 August 1346 Like Never Before.--back Cover. Essays On The Battle. The Location Of The Battle Of Crécy / Michael Livingston -- The Bohemian Participation In Crécy / Jan Biederman And Václav Žůrek -- The Genoese Crossbowmen At Crécy / Kelly Devries And Niccolò Capponi -- The Tactics At Crécy / Kelly Devreis -- Froissart's Herce And Crécy / Kelly Devries And Michael Livingston -- The Italian Perspective On Crécy / Niccolò Capponi -- Counting The Dead At Crécy / Michael Livingston -- The After-life Of Crécy / Michael Livngston. Edited By Michael Livingston And Kelly Devries. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Texts In French, Latin, Dutch, Italian, Middle English, Welsh, Czech And German, With Parallel English Translation. Terraforming is the process of making other worlds habitable for human life. Its counterpart on Earth - geoengineering - is receiving serious consideration as a way to address climate change. 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Among the discoveries: despite its fame, the location of the battle has been misidentified for centuries, and the actions of the men on both sides of the bloodied field have been completely misunderstood. This unparalleled accumulation of material means that the Battle of Crécy will never be seen the same again This casebook is the most extensive collection of documents ever assembled for the study of one of the famous battles in history. Here we see the Battle of Crecy across the cultural landscape of Europe, through chronicles and letters, through poems and prophecies, through sermons and laments, enabling us to understand the events of 26 August 1346 like never before. Together with other experts, the editors have gathered, edited, and translated over 80 fourteenth-century sources concerning this fascinating and important conflict - sources from Bohemia to France, from Italy to Wales - many here printed or translated for the first time. Original essays provide historical context and literary background to help interpret the battle in light of this new material. Among the discoveries: despite its fame, the location of the battle has been misidentified for centuries, and the actions of the men on both sides of the bloodied field have been completely misunderstood. This unparalleled accumulation of material means that the Battle of Crecy will never be seen the same again."