Letters and Papers Illustrative of the Wars of the English in France
During the Reign of Henry the Sixth, King of England

Originally published in 1861–4, this collection of primary source material reveals fascinating details about the Hundred Years' War.

Joseph Stevenson (Edited by)

9781108042895, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 15 November 2012

568 pages
22.9 x 15.2 x 3.2 cm, 0.83 kg

This two-volume compilation contains the texts of documents in Latin, Middle French and Middle English (with translations and abstracts) concerning the later phases of the Hundred Years' War, focusing on the period 1423–50. Published between 1861 and 1864, it was edited by Joseph Stevenson (1807–95), a Northumbrian archivist and clergyman who had been instrumental in persuading the British government to sponsor the Rolls Series project. Volume 2, Part 2 focuses on material from English libraries including Lambeth Palace and the College of Heralds. It covers court and dynastic matters, and contains lists of combatants and casualties, articles of surrender, a papal bull with its delivery receipt, an invoice for copying two books, details about the procurement of bows and arrows, ships and horses, and an account for the expense of keeping a prisoner in custody. This volume also includes a chronological summary of the documents in each book.

Supplementary letters and papers, transcribed from various sources in England
William of Worcester's collections, from MSS in the libraries of Lambeth Palace and the Heralds' College
Wilhelmi Wyrcester Annales Rerum Anglicarum, ex autographo in Bibliotheca Collegii Armorum Londoni
Chronological abstract
Index.

Subject Areas: British & Irish history [HBJD1]