The Chronicles of Jean Froissart (c. 1337-1410?) are rightly considered one of the most important and interesting sources on the history of the Hundred Years' War (1337-1453). From his youth until his death, Froissart happily combined the talents of poet and historiographer. Taking advantage of the patronage of his high-born customers, he traveled to different regions of Western Europe and collected material about the war that was going on between England and France, as well as their allies. As a result, he managed to create a chronicle epic that has no analogues in the breadth of thematic coverage and artistic value. “Chronicles” consists of four books. Froissart rewrote and edited the first of them several times throughout his life. The edition offered to the reader's attention includes a translation of three main editions of Book One: the Amiens Manuscript, the Roman Manuscript and the A/B family manuscripts. By comparing these editions, one can trace how Froissart's socio-political views, his ideas about creative methods and goals that a historiographer should adhere to, changed over time. The presented sections of the “Chronicles” contain a fascinating story about the prehistory of the Hundred Years War and its earliest stage, which ended with the signing of the Truce of Esplechin in 1340. All texts of the publication are published in Russian for the first time.

CONTENTS: JEAN FROISSARD AND THE HISTORY OF HIS CREATION “CHRONIC” 5 Conventional abbreviations 21AMIENS MANUSCRIPT 23ROMAN MANUSCRIPT 225MANUSCRIPTS “FAMILY A/B” (FRAGMENTS) 413NOTES 518Jean Froissart and the history of the creation of his “Chronicles” 518Amiens manuscript 520Roman manuscript 567Manu “A/B family” scripts (fragments) 581 INDEX OF NAMES 584 INDEX OF GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 608 GENEALOGICAL TABLES 6251. Capetian dynasty in the XIII-XIV centuries. 6252. Valois dynasty in the 14th century. 6263. House of Evreux in the 14th century 6274. House of Artois in the 13th-15th centuries. 6285. Dukes of Bourbon and Counts of La Marche in the 14th century. 6296. House of Chatilong-sur-Marne in the XIII-XIV centuries: Counts of Porciennes, Saint-Paul and Blois 6307. Counts of Flanders from the House of Dampierres in the XIV in 6318. Counts of Namur from the House of Dampierres in the XIV in 6329. Counts of Hainaut from the House Avenov in the XIII-XIV centuries 63310. House of Wittelsbach in the XIII-XIV centuries: Dukes of Bavaria, Counts of Hainaut, Holland and Zealand 63411. Counts/Dukes of Luxembourg and Dukes of Brabant in the XIII-XIV centuries. 63512. Counts of Berg, Julich, Mark, and Cleves in the XII-XIV centuries. 63613. Counts of Savoy and Geneva in the XIII-XIV centuries. 63714. Counts of Bar and Dukes of Lorraine in the XIII-XV centuries. 63815. Plantagenet dynasty in the XIII-XIV centuries. 63916. Houses of Dispensers and Mortimers in the XIII-XIV centuries. 640LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS 641