The Last Years of English Gascony, 1451–1453. ( The Alexander Prize .)
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22848858 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Malcolm Vale (corresponding author), M G A Vale |
| Year | 1969 |
| Volume | 19 |
| Pages | 119-138 |
| Publication date | 1969-12-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Transactions of the Royal Historical Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0080-4401 • E-ISSN: 1474-0648 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/3678742 |
| OpenAlex | W2146775343 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 3 |
In the allegorical romance of Le Jouvencel , King Amydas complained to his son-in-law of the ‘slow poison in my stomach which will one day kill me.’ The romancer,—Jean de Bueil, admiral of France and count of Sancerre,—was referring to the presence of the English within France during the last phase of the Hundred Years War. Charles VII, with his habitual pessimism, was pictured in the Jouvencel taking counsel from his advisers on the best means of ridding his kingdom of the English. That object was achieved in fact as well as in romance between 1449 and 1453. A medal struck to commemorate the expulsion of the English carried the optimistic legend: When I was made, everyone in France, without dispute, obeyed the prudent king, loved by God;—except at Calais which is a strong place.
Ancient history · Art · Art history · Calais · Legend · Literature · Romance · Classics · European Political History Analysis · Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis · History
| Citations per year | 0.29 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1998 - 1998 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |