The Battle of Crécy

Michael Livingston is an Associate Professor at The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina. He is the editor of ‘The Battle of Brunanburh: A Casebook’ (2011), along with scholarly editions of ‘Siege of Jerusalem’ (2004),’ In Praise of Peace’ (2005), and ‘The Middle English Metrical Paraphrase of the Old Testament’ (2011). Kelly DeVries is Professor of History, Loyola University Maryland, an Honorary Historical Consultant with the Royal Armouries, Leeds, and often appears in television documentaries as an expert commentator on warfare in the Middle Ages.

• ILLUSTRATIONSCONTRIBUTORSPREFACE: THE SHAPE OF THE VOLUMEMAP OF THE CRÉCY CAMPAIGNLOSSES UNCOUNTABLE: THE CONTEXT OF CRÉCYMichael LivingstonSOURCES ON THE BATTLE1. William Retford, Kitchen Journal2. Cleopatra Itinerary3. Colins de Beaumont, On the Crécy Dead4. Richard Wynkeley, Letter to the Blackfriars5. Edward III, Letter to Thomas Lucy6. Michael Northburgh, Letter7. Edward III, Request for Supplies8. Philippe VI, Payment to Loyal Men9. Robert de Dreuex, Horses Lost at Crécy10. Johann von Schönfeld, Letter to Passau11. Thomas Bradwardine, Victory Sermon12. Jean de Batery, Poem of the Eight Coats-of-Arms13. King John of Bohemia14. Chronicle of the Este Family15. Annals of Zwettl16. Chronicle of Lanercost17. Chronicle of Guyenne18. Crécy Poem19. Guillaume Flote, Horses Lost at Crécy20. Chronicle of the Counts of Flanders21. Chronicle of Artois22. Chronicle of Saint-Omer23. Capture of Tifford24. Rhyming Chronicle25. Giovanni Villani, New Chronicle26. John of Hocsem, Chronicle27. Pistoian History28. Jean de Winterthur, Chronicle29. Gilles li Muisit, Major Chronicle30. Grand Chronicles31. William of Dene, History of Rochester32. Matthias von Neuenburg, Chronicle33. Anonymous of Leoben, Chronicle34. John of Tynemouth, Golden History35. Pseudo-Adam Murimuth, Chronicle [Nero Version]36. Philippe of Orléans, Ransom Payment37. Chronicle of Siena38. Jan van Boendale, Brabantese Stories39. Laurence Minot, Edward III in France40. Polychronicon Continuation41. Iolo Goch, Panegyric to Edward III42. Francis of Prague, Chronicle43. Marco Battagli, Chronicle44. Michael de Leone, Housebook45. Geoffrey le Baker, Chronicle46. Anonymous of Rome, Chronicle47. Iolo Goch, Elegy for Sir Rhys ap Gruffudd48. Richard Lescot, Chronicle Continuation49. Guglielmo Cortusio, History of Padua50. Jean le Bel, Chronicle51. Heinrich of Diessenhofen, Chronicle52. Thomas Gray, Scalacronica [Leland’s Abstract]53. Thomas Bisset, Gesta Annalia II54. Neplach of Opatovice, Chronicle55. Heinrich Taube of Selbach, Chronicle56. John Ergom, Commentary to Bridlington’s Prophecy57. Brief Chronicle58. Chronicle of Canterbury59. Eulogium Historiarum60. Accounts of a Citizen of Valenciennes61. Chronicle of Saint-Trond62. John of Reading, Chronicle63. Jean de Venette, Chronicle64. Chronicle of Normandy65. Beneš Krabice, Chronicle of the Church of Prague66. World-chronicle of Köln67. Prose Brut [Common Version to 1377]68. Chronicle of Flanders [Version A]69. Niccolò of Ferrara, World History70. Chandos Herald, Life of the Black Prince71. Death of King John72. Henry Knighton, Chronicle73. Anonimalle Chronicle74. Tilemann Elhen, Chronicle of Limburg75. Jean Froissart, Chronicles [Amiens Version]76. Jean Froissart, Chronicles [Abridged Version]77. Jakob Twinger, Chronicle of Strasburg78. Chronicle of the First Four Valois Kings79. Thomas Burton, Chronicle of Meaux Abbey80. Chronicle of the Low Countries81. Jean Froissart, Chronicles [B/C Version]NOTES TO THE TEXTSESSAYS ON THE BATTLETHE LOCATION OF THE BATTLE OF CRÉCYMichael LivingstonTHE BOHEMIAN PARTICIPATION IN CRÉCYJan Biederman and Václav Žu°rekTHE GENOESE CROSSBOWMEN AT CRÉCYKelly DeVries and Niccolò CapponiTHE TACTICS OF CRÉCYKelly DeVriesFROISSART’S HERCE AND CRÉCYKelly DeVries and Michael LivingstonTHE ITALIAN PERSPECTIVE ON CRÉCYNiccolò CapponiCOUNTING THE DEAD AT CRÉCYMichael LivingstonTHE AFTER-LIFE OF CRÉCYMichael LivingstonBIBLIOGRAPHYINDEX TO THE VOLUMEJohn K. Bollard

‘Livingston and DeVries thus provide another essential book on the Battle of Crécy, enriching the debate around some of its military aspects. More fundamental for any scholar of the Hundred Years War is the useful edition of collected primary sources.’Pit Péporté, Hémecht