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ILLUSTRATION CREDITS
xix Portrait of Joan of Arc carrying her sword and banner. Miniature drawn in the margin of a register recording the raising of the siege of Orléans, May 8, 1429, by a clerk, Clement de Fauquembergue, fifteenth century. Paris, Archives nationales. Photo credit: Luisa Ricciarini/ Leemage.
1 The queen distributes prizes to the victor at the tournament. Barthelemy d’Eyck, miniature from ms. 2695, “Le Livre des Tournois de René d’Anjou,” 1460. Paris, Bibliothèque nationale. Photo credit: Josse/ Leemage.
13 Raymondin spies on his wife, Melusine, in the bath. Engraving from folio 142, “Histoire de Melusine” by Jean of Arras, 1478. Paris, Bibliothèque nationale. Photo credit: Josse/ Leemage.
23 Portrait of Louis I of Anjou (1339– 1384), king of Naples and count of Provence, and Marie of Blois (1345– 1404), countess of Provence. Aix-en-Provence, Musée Arbaud. Photo credit: Jean Bernard/ Leemage.
37 The madness of Charles VI (1368– 1422). From the Chroniques de Enguerrand de Mon strelet (1400– 1453). Paris, Bibliothèque nationale. Photo credit: Josse/ Leemage.
49 Louis II of Anjou and Yolande of Aragon greet their future son-in-law, who became Charles VII. Miniature from the Chroniques de Jean Froissart, folio 321v, fifteenth century. Paris, Bibliothèque nationale. Photo credit: Josse/ Leemage.
57 The battle of Agincourt. Miniature from the manuscript “Vigiles du roi Charles VII” by Martial d’Auvergne, 1484. Paris, Bibliothèque nationale. Photo credit: Josse/ Leemage.
68 The Hundred Years War: massacre of the Armagnacs by the Burgundians during the civil war. Miniature from the manuscript “Vigiles du roi Charles VII” by Martial d’Auvergne, 1477– 1483. Paris, Bibliothèque nationale. Photo credit: Josse/ Leemage.
75 Portrait of Joan of Arc carrying her sword and banner. Drawn in the margin of a register recording the raising of the siege of Orléans, May 8, 1429, by a clerk, Clement de Fauquembergue. Miniature, fifteenth century. Paris, Archives nationales. Photo credit: Luisa Ricciarini/ Leemage.
87 Portrait of Charles VII, king of France. Painting by Jean Fouquet, 1444. Paris, Musée du Louvre. Photo credit: Josse/ Leemage.
119 Joan of Arc before King Charles VII. Miniature from the manuscript “Vigiles du roi Charles VII” by Martial d’Auvergne, 1477– 1483. Paris, Bibliothèque nationale. Photo credit: Josse/ Leemage.
135 The French raise the siege of Orléans and enter the city on May 8, 1429. Miniature from the manuscript “Vigiles du roi Charles VII” by Martial d’Auvergne, 1484. Paris, Bibliothèque nationale. Photo credit: MP/ Leemage.
146 Coronation of Charles VII by the archbishop of Reims. Miniature from the manuscript “Vigiles du roi Charles VII” by Martial d’Auvergne, 1477– 1483. Paris, Bibliothèque nationale. Photo credit: Josse/ Leemage.
160 The Hundred Years War: Joan of Arc is taken prisoner at Compiègne. Miniature from the manuscript “Vigiles du roi Charles VII” by Martial d’Auvergne, 1484. Paris, Bibliothèque nationale. Photo credit: Josse/ Leemage.
183 Joan of Arc is tied to the stake. Miniature from the manuscript “Vigiles du roi Charles VII” by Martial d’Auvergne, 1484, folio 71. Paris, Bibliothèque nationale. Photo credit: Josse/ Leemage.
185 The Hundred Years War: the battle of Formigny. Miniature from the manuscript “Vigiles du roi Charles VII” by Martial d’Auvergne, 1484. Paris, B. N. Photo credit: Josse/ Leemage.
193 Portrait of King René of Anjou, also known as René I of Naples and also René of Sicily in his cabinet. Fifteenth-century miniature engraving. Photo credit: Selva/ Leemage.
206 Portrait of Philip III of Burgundy, known as Philip the Good. Illustration by Wavrin, Master of London, 1481– 1486. Shelfmark Harl 6199, folio 57v, British Library. Photo credit: Heritage Images/ Leemage.
215 The Hundred Years War: Charles VII, king of France, enters Paris after the reconquest of the city from the English in November 1437. Miniature from the manuscript “Vigiles du roi Charles VII” by Martial d’Auvergne, 1484. Paris, B. N. Photo credit: Heritage Images/ Leemage.
229 Yolande of Aragon. Stained glass window at the cathedral of Saint-Julien du Mans, fifteenth century. Photo credit: Selva/ Leemage.
245 Portrait of Joan of Arc. Miniature from the “Poesies of Charles d’Orléans,” fifteenth century. Paris, Archives nationales. Photo credit: Josse/ Leemage.
INDEX
Page numbers in italics refer to illustrations. Page numbers beginning with 255 refer to notes.
Agincourt, battle of, 56–57, 57, 58, 59, 62, 191, 232
deaths at, 57, 58, 80, 138, 169
duke of Orléans captured in, 7, 58, 105, 127, 223
Shakespeare’s depiction of, 52
Aix, 24, 89
Alain, Jacques, 107
Albret, duke of, 145, 153, 196
Alençon, 65, 66
Alençon, count of:
death of, 58, 138
in pledge to go to war with Burgundians, 45, 58
Alençon, duchess of, 138, 140
Alençon, duke of, 102, 116, 118–19, 138, 231
attack on Paris desired by, 152
in attempt to retrieve Maine, 222
in battle against Paris, 152, 154
in battle of Jargeau, 139, 140, 141
in battle of Orléans, 138–39
in battle of Patay, 142–43, 243–44
in battle to take back Normandy, 233
captivity of, 162
at coronation of Charles VII, 145
indecisiveness of, 140, 141
in Joan’s rehabilitation, 243
war council desired by, 140
Alexander the Great, 3
Amboise, castle at, 207
Amiens, fair at, 32, 33
Angers:
bishopric of, 227–28
castle in, 24, 48, 58, 59, 64, 66, 90–91
Anjou, 25, 84–85, 89, 103, 190, 221, 222, 231
René’s land in, 220
revenue from, 24, 25, 26
vassals summoned from, 90–91
Yolande of Aragon and Louis II’s estate in, 25–26, 66, 105, 202, 248
Anjou, treasurer of, 208
Anne of Burgundy, duchess of Bedford, 171, 202
Antoine, 194–95, 200, 205, 219
Aragon, 3, 5, 16
poetry festival in, 6–7
archers, 142–43, 195
Archives of La Meuse, 107
Arles, 22–23
Armagnac, count of, 45
in battle against John the Fearless, 59, 66
death of, 69, 70
Henry VI’s proposed marriage to daughter of, 225
Isabeau’s move on Paris opposed by, 63
made constable of France, 59
in power struggle with Isabeau, 63
Armagnacs, 45–46, 62, 63, 67, 72, 80, 82, 132, 146, 150, 191, 214
in battle with Henry V, 55, 58
Henry V’s marriage negotiations with, 54
massacred by Burgundians, 68, 69
in proposed truce with Burgundians, 67, 71
and rehabilitation of Joan’s image, 236
sermon against, at Joan’s execution, 179
in University of Paris, 165
Yolande in charge of, 70
Arras, Jean de (secretary to duke of Berry and author of The Romance of Melusine), 8, 13–14, 73, 161–62, 175
Arras, Treaty of, 217, 219, 222
Arthur of Richemont (the constable), 138
Angevins’ desire for reconciliation with
, 190
in attack on Paris, 213, 214, 236
in attempt to free René, 219
in attempt to retrieve Maine, 222
in battle in Le Mans, 152
in battle of Patay, 142
in battle to take back Normandy, 233
Burgundians deserted by, 91
Charles VII’s preparations for battle against, 97
Charles VII’s reconciliation with, 98
at Congress of Arras, 208, 210
dismissed as constable, 98, 139
in invasion of Champagne, 226
La Trémoïlle’s dispute with, 98, 139, 192, 202, 203–4
La Trémoïlle’s plot to kill, 202
made constable, 91, 97
and negotiations with duke of Brittany, 191, 192
and plot to kidnap La Trémoïlle, 203–4
in talks with Philip the Good, 205
Yolande of Aragon’s support for, 97, 101–2, 201
in Yolande’s coup, 101–2
Aulon, Jean d’ (Joan of Arc’s steward), 121, 133
Aumale, count of, 91, 92
Austria, duchess of, 33
Austria, duke of, war on Philip launched by, 196
Auxerre, 144
Avignon, 19
Bar, duchy of, 80–81, 101, 137–38, 219–20, 223, 231
court of, 81
as loyal to Charles VII, 79, 82–83, 88, 194
strategic importance of, 5–6
Barbazan, lord of, 195, 196
in battle at Champagne, 190, 194, 196
Barcelona, 5
Basel council, 204, 208, 238, 271
Bastille, 48, 68
bastilles, 126–27, 132
Baucignies, lord of, 207
Baudricourt, Robert de, 110, 144–45
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