Chandos Herald, the unknown herald of Sir John Chandos, a companion-in-arms of Edward the Black Prince. The herald entered royal service after the death of Sir John Chandos, and was made king-of-arms of England by Richard II in 1377. Chandos Herald was also the author of the Vie du Prince Noir ('The Life of the Black Prince'), a French verse biography of the prince.
Edward of Woodstock, prince of Wales, the Black Prince
Edward of Woodstock (1330 - 1376), prince of Wales from 1343 (aged 12), and from 1362 prince of Aquitaine; popularly known as the Black Prince. He was the eldest son of king Edward III of England and Philippa of Hainault. He was knighted by his father on the Crécy campaign, the day after the English army landed at Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue. He married Joan of Kent on 10 October 1361. They had two sons, Edward, and Richard. His first son died young, in 1372. The Black Prince himself died on 8 June 1376, in Westminster. When king Edward III died the following year, he was succeded by Richard. The Black Prince was an effective, successful and popular military leader in the campaigns against France during the first part of the Hundred Years' War.
Sir John Chandos (? - 1370), soldier and founding knight of the Order of the Garter; son of Sir Edward Chandos and Isabel Twyford. He was a close associate of Edward the Black Prince from as early as 1339. Chandos is a major figure in the pages of Froissart's Chronicles; his death is recounted with much pathos.
Jean III de Grailly (c. 1343 - 1377), Captal de Buch, son of Jean II de Grailly and Blanche de Foix. Jean held the important lordship of Buch as well as those of Castillon, Bénauges and other English strongholds in the duchy of Aquitaine. He was a founder member of the Order of the Garter and a famous military leader of the Hundred Years’ War whom Froissart held in great esteem, and often described as the ideal chivalric knight. He had married Rose d’Albret, and had a son and heir, Archambaud de Grailly, by her. There is no mention of a brother in any of the sources consulted by the project.
Sir Robert Knolles (? - 1407), an English captain who made a considerable reputation for himself at this time. The war made him a great fortune, several large sums from which he bequeathed to charitable and spiritual works. For his life and career; see Michael Jones, 'Knolles , Sir Robert', in Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, ed. H. C. G. Matthew and Brian Harrison (Oxford: OUP, 2004); online ed., ed. Lawrence Goldman, January 2008, http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/15758
Sir Robert Knolles (? - 1407), an English captain who made a considerable reputation for himself at this time. The war made him a great fortune, several large sums from which he bequeathed to charitable and spiritual works. For his life and career; see Michael Jones, 'Knolles , Sir Robert', in Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, ed. H. C. G. Matthew and Brian Harrison (Oxford: OUP, 2004); online ed., ed. Lawrence Goldman, January 2008, http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/15758
France, centre (modern departments of Corrèze, Creuse and Haute-Vienne); bounded to the north-east by La Marche, the east by Auvergne, the north-west by Poitou, the west by Périgord and Angoumois, and the south by Quercy. Principal city: Limoges, many of whose surrounding fortresses (including Chalusset, Rochechouart, Isle, Châlus, etc) were occupied by routier garrisons during the early 1370s.
France, central region at the heart of the Massif Central covering approximately the modern departments of Cantal, Puy-de-Dôme and (parts of) Haute-Loire; bounded to the north by the duchy of Bourbon, the west by Limousin, the south by Viadene, the south-east by Gévaudan and the south-west by Quercy. Major towns: Clermont, Montferrand and Riom.
Edward of Woodstock, prince of Wales, the Black Prince
Edward of Woodstock (1330 - 1376), prince of Wales from 1343 (aged 12), and from 1362 prince of Aquitaine; popularly known as the Black Prince. He was the eldest son of king Edward III of England and Philippa of Hainault. He was knighted by his father on the Crécy campaign, the day after the English army landed at Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue. He married Joan of Kent on 10 October 1361. They had two sons, Edward, and Richard. His first son died young, in 1372. The Black Prince himself died on 8 June 1376, in Westminster. When king Edward III died the following year, he was succeded by Richard. The Black Prince was an effective, successful and popular military leader in the campaigns against France during the first part of the Hundred Years' War.
Edmund of Langley, earl of Cambridge (1341 - 1402), duke of York; fifth son of Edward III, king of England, earl of Cambridge and later duke of York, uncle of king Richard II.
Sir John Chandos (? - 1370), soldier and founding knight of the Order of the Garter; son of Sir Edward Chandos and Isabel Twyford. He was a close associate of Edward the Black Prince from as early as 1339. Chandos is a major figure in the pages of Froissart's Chronicles; his death is recounted with much pathos.
France, centre (modern departments of Corrèze, Creuse and Haute-Vienne); bounded to the north-east by La Marche, the east by Auvergne, the north-west by Poitou, the west by Périgord and Angoumois, and the south by Quercy. Principal city: Limoges, many of whose surrounding fortresses (including Chalusset, Rochechouart, Isle, Châlus, etc) were occupied by routier garrisons during the early 1370s.
Edward of Woodstock, prince of Wales, the Black Prince
Edward of Woodstock (1330 - 1376), prince of Wales from 1343 (aged 12), and from 1362 prince of Aquitaine; popularly known as the Black Prince. He was the eldest son of king Edward III of England and Philippa of Hainault. He was knighted by his father on the Crécy campaign, the day after the English army landed at Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue. He married Joan of Kent on 10 October 1361. They had two sons, Edward, and Richard. His first son died young, in 1372. The Black Prince himself died on 8 June 1376, in Westminster. When king Edward III died the following year, he was succeded by Richard. The Black Prince was an effective, successful and popular military leader in the campaigns against France during the first part of the Hundred Years' War.
Island kingdom bounded to the west by the Marcher lordships and the (still contested) principality of Wales conquered by Edward I; English lordships included parts of modern south Wales (from southern Pembrokeshire through Swansea, Cardiff and on towards Gloucester in England); bounded to the north by the kingdom of Scotland, to the east by the North Sea and to the south by the Channel; included Somerset, Devon and Cornwall to the south-west. Population up to the Black Death of 1348-9 approximately 4 million souls.
Island kingdom bounded to the west by the Marcher lordships and the (still contested) principality of Wales conquered by Edward I; English lordships included parts of modern south Wales (from southern Pembrokeshire through Swansea, Cardiff and on towards Gloucester in England); bounded to the north by the kingdom of Scotland, to the east by the North Sea and to the south by the Channel; included Somerset, Devon and Cornwall to the south-west. Population up to the Black Death of 1348-9 approximately 4 million souls.
Island kingdom bounded to the west by the Marcher lordships and the (still contested) principality of Wales conquered by Edward I; English lordships included parts of modern south Wales (from southern Pembrokeshire through Swansea, Cardiff and on towards Gloucester in England); bounded to the north by the kingdom of Scotland, to the east by the North Sea and to the south by the Channel; included Somerset, Devon and Cornwall to the south-west. Population up to the Black Death of 1348-9 approximately 4 million souls.
Island kingdom bounded to the west by the Marcher lordships and the (still contested) principality of Wales conquered by Edward I; English lordships included parts of modern south Wales (from southern Pembrokeshire through Swansea, Cardiff and on towards Gloucester in England); bounded to the north by the kingdom of Scotland, to the east by the North Sea and to the south by the Channel; included Somerset, Devon and Cornwall to the south-west. Population up to the Black Death of 1348-9 approximately 4 million souls.
Island kingdom bounded to the west by the Marcher lordships and the (still contested) principality of Wales conquered by Edward I; English lordships included parts of modern south Wales (from southern Pembrokeshire through Swansea, Cardiff and on towards Gloucester in England); bounded to the north by the kingdom of Scotland, to the east by the North Sea and to the south by the Channel; included Somerset, Devon and Cornwall to the south-west. Population up to the Black Death of 1348-9 approximately 4 million souls.
esvous le heraut Chandos revenu
qui les trouva devant une forteresce en Caoursin qu’ilz avoient moult astraint.
Si leur bailla les lettres par lesquelles le prince leur mandoit que messire
Jehan Chandos, messire Thomas de Felleton et messire le Captal de Beus re tournassent devers lui. Et que messire Robert Canolle et ses gens
et toutes les compaignes demourassent en l’estat ou ilz estoient et feissent guerre mais
messire Robert Canolle ne voult onques demourer ains dist qu’il yroit avec les
dis III seigneurs. Et dont ces IIII envoierent messire Perducas de Labreth en la ville de Rochemadour et toutes ses
gens pour la faire frontiere contre les François. Puis distrent aux autres
cappitaines des compaignes : "Seigneurs, vous oéz comment messire le
prince nous remande si nous fault obeir et ne savons qu’il nous veult si recueilliréz
voz gens et monteréz sur les marches de Limosin et d’Auvergne et feréz la guerre. Car sans guerroier ne pouéz ne savéz vivre. Et nous vous
jurons et prometons loyaument que se vous conqueréz ville, chastel ou forteresse en France en quel marche que ce soit et vous y soyéz assegiés, nous vous
yrons conforter tellement que nous leverons le siege." Ainsi desrompi ceste grosse
chevauciee. Les IIII seigneurs vin drent devers le prince
en la cité d’Angou lesme ou ilz trouverent revenuz le conte de Cantebruge et le conte de Pennebroth et messire Jehan de Montagu et tous
les autres.
SHF 1-628syncEntre les compaignes qui estoient partiz par
bien de messire Jehan Chandos avoit III escuiers de la terre du
prince grans cappitaines des compaignes. Si appelloit on l’un Hortingo, l’autre Bernart de Wisk et le tiers Bernart
de la Salle. Ces III compaignons vindrent avec leurs routes
eulx refreschir en Limozin. La estoit seneschal et gouverneur
messire Jehan d’Evreux de par le prince. Ces III dessus dis
aviserent que Belleperche en Bourbonnois estoit un bel chastel et
entendirent qu’il n’y avoit point grant garde par leurs espies et que le chastellain aloit et venoit souvent hors et n’en estoit pas bien soingneux. Et dont
ces III compaignons et une partie de leurs gens
qu’ilz esleurent chevaucierent un jour et une nuit et vindrent a la journer a Villeperche qu’ilz escheillerent et prindrent et madame la mere du duc de
Bourbon et de la royne de France qui la demouroit y fu prise et tout ce qu’ilz y
trouverent. Si considererent que la forteresce estoit belle et bonne et en gras
paÿs. Et distrent qu’ilz la tenroient contre tout homme. Encore en celle propre nuit, ilz
prindrent une autre forteresce appellee Sainte Siviere sur les marches de Limozin. Et ceste don nerent ilz a monseigneur Jehan d’Evreux. En ce temps fu
esleu en France pour estre l’un des mareschaux des guerres messire Loÿs de Saucerre. Encore vivoit messire Ernoul d’Andrehen mais
il estoit si vieil et si froissie d’armes et de traveil du temps passé que bonnement il ne se
pouoit mie ensomner de l’office mais encore s’armoit il voulentiers quant il
venoit a point.
SHF 1-629syncL’appareil que le roy de France fist
pour envoier en Engleterre le duc de Bourgoingne. Le roy de France toute celle saison d’este avoit fait I tres grant
ap pareil de nefs, de barges et de vaisseaux sur la havene de Harefleu et sur la
riviere de Saine entre Rouen et Harefleu. Et avoit
entention d’envoier une armee en Engleterre si grande et si estoffee de
toutes bonnes gens d’armes desquelx le duc Phelippe de Bourgoigne feroit
cheif que pour tout destuire En gleterre. Et sejournoit le roy de France a Rouen et aloit toutes les sepmaines II ou III fois veoir sa navie. Si estoient ses mandemens si grans et si estenduz par
tout son royaume que la environ Rouen ou Vexin et en Beauvoisin venoient tous les jours grans multitudes de gens
d’armes. Et toudiz se approuchoient les pourveances qui estoient si grandes et si grosses
que mer veilles seroit a penser, mais le sire de Cliçon, qui estoit l’un des plus
especiaulx du conseil du roy, desconseilloit au roy a tant de nobles
de son royaume aler en Engleterre. Et distoit qu’ilz n’estoient mie
si bien uséz ne coustumiers d’aler en Engleterre et y guerroier comme
les Englois estoient de passer la mer et venir en France. Et
alleguoit pb 214 r
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