Froissart's Chronicles are a prose history of the Hundred Years' War written in the 14th century by Jean Froissart. The Chronicles open with the events leading up to the deposition of Edward II in 1327, and cover the period up to 1400, recounting events in western Europe, mainly in England, France, Scotland, the Low Countries and the Iberian Peninsula, although at times also mentioning other countries and regions such as Italy, Germany, Ireland, the Balkans, Cyprus, Turkey and North Africa.
The execution of Hugh the younger Despenser, a miniature from the Gruuthuse manuscript of the Chronicles.
Charles VI of France attacks his companions in a fit of insanity
The Bal des Ardents in the Gruuthuse MS: Charles VI huddling under the Duchess of Berry's skirt at middle left, and burning dancers in the centre
The Dukes of Berry and Burgundy leaving Paris to meet with the Duke of Bretagne, miniature of 1480-83
Jean Froissart was a French-speaking medieval author and court historian from the Low Countries who wrote several works, including Chronicles and Meliador, a long Arthurian romance, and a large body of poetry, both short lyrical forms as well as longer narrative poems. For centuries, Froissart's Chronicles have been recognised as the chief expression of the chivalric revival of the 14th-century kingdoms of England, France and Scotland. His history is also an important source for the first half of the Hundred Years' War.
Posthumous portrait in the Recueil d'Arras (16th century)
Froissart's statue in the Louvre
Statue of Froissart in Chimay, Belgium
