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The chronicles of Enguerrand de Monstrelet, Vol. 08 [of 13] : $b containing an account of the cruel civil wars between the houses of Orleans and Burgundy, of the possession of Paris and Normandy by the English, their expulsion thence, and of other memorable events that happened in the kingdom of France, as well as in other countriesMonstrelet, Enguerrand de

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The chronicles of Enguerrand de Monstrelet, Vol. 08 [of 13] : $b containing an account of the cruel civil wars between the houses of Orleans and Burgundy, of the possession of Paris and Normandy by the English, their expulsion thence, and of other memorable events that happened in the kingdom of France, as well as in other countries

Name: The chronicles of Enguerrand de Monstrelet, Vol. 08 [of 13] : $b containing an account of the cruel civil wars between the houses of Orleans and Burgundy, of the possession of Paris and Normandy by the English, their expulsion thence, and of other memorable events that happened in the kingdom of France, as well as in other countries
Author: Monstrelet, Enguerrand de

Monstrelet, Enguerrand de

Europe -- History -- 476-1492 -- Sources; France -- History -- House of Valois, 1328-1589; Hundred Years' War, 1339-1453

Sir John de Luxembourg, in consequence of
    being in the ill graces of the duke of Burgundy,
    sends letters to the knights of the
    golden fleece                                              139

    CHAP. XXIX.

    The count de Richemont, constable of
    France, gains the town of Meaux in Brie
    from the English                                           156

    CHAP. XXX.

    Sir John de Luxembourg sends letters to exculpate
    himself, to the great council of the
    duke of Burgundy.--Their contents                          161

    CHAP. XXXI.

    King Charles of France sends the princess
    Catherine, his daughter, to the duke of
    Burgundy, conformably to the treaty of
    marriage agreed on with the count de
    Charolois his son                                          174

    CHAP. XXXII.

    The bastard of Bourbon takes the town of
    La Mothe in Lorraine                                       177

    CHAP. XXXIII.

    Many noble ambassadors from the kings of
    France and England meet between Gravelines
    and Calais, to hold a conference on
    the subject of peace                                       179

    CHAP. XXXIV.

    The English make an excursion into the
    country of Santois, where they gain the
    castle of Folleville, and commit many ravages
    and cruelties                                              181

    CHAP. XXXV.

    The Dauphin, the duke of Bourbon, and
    many of the great lords quit in disgust
    the court of king Charles                                  188

    CHAP. XXXVI.

    The French overrun the lands of Neel, belonging
    to sir John de Luxembourg                                  198

    CHAP. XXXVII.

    The earl of Somerset besieges Harfleur with
    a powerful army of English                                 200

    CHAP. XXXVIII.

    A very great lord in Brittany, called the
    lord of Retz, is accused and convicted of
    sorcery                                                    211

    CHAP. XXXIX.

    Pierre de Regnault, bastard-brother to La
    Hire, goes on a foraging party to the
    country round Abbeville                                    213

    CHAP. XL.

    Ambassadors from France, England, and
    Burgundy, meet at Calais. To treat of a
    general peace                                              218

    CHAP. XLI.

    The Barrois and Lorrainers overrun the
    county of Vaudemont, where they commit
    great waste and destruction                                220

    CHAP. XLII.

    The duke of Orleans obtains his liberty by
    means of the duke of Burgundy, and marries
    the lady of Cleves, niece to the said
    duke                                                       223

    CHAP. XLIII.

    The king of France goes to Troyes in
    Champagne. Several towns and forts submit
    to his obedience. Other matters.                           254

    CHAP. XLIV.

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