Enguerrand de Monstrelet

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Enguerrand de Monstrelet

d. 1453

A 15th-century French chronicler, he is best known for continuing Jean Froissart’s account of the Hundred Years’ War. His writing preserves a vivid record of the wars, rivalries, and court politics that shaped late medieval France and Burgundy.

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The chronicles of Enguerrand de Monstrelet, Vol. 09 [of 13] : containing an account of the cruel civil wars between the houses of Orleans and Burgundy, of the possession of Paris and Normandy by the English, their expulsion thence, and of other memorable events that happened in the kingdom of France, as well as in other countries

The chronicles of Enguerrand de Monstrelet, Vol. 09 [of 13] : containing an account of the cruel civil wars between the houses of Orleans and Burgundy, of the possession of Paris and Normandy by the English, their expulsion thence, and of other memorable events that happened in the kingdom of France, as well as in other countries

by Enguerrand de Monstrelet

The chronicles of Enguerrand de Monstrelet, Vol. 01 [of 13] : containing an account of the cruel civil wars between the houses of Orleans and Burgundy, of the possession of Paris and Normandy by the English, their expulsion thence, and of other memorable events that happened in the kingdom of France, as well as in other countries

The chronicles of Enguerrand de Monstrelet, Vol. 01 [of 13] : containing an account of the cruel civil wars between the houses of Orleans and Burgundy, of the possession of Paris and Normandy by the English, their expulsion thence, and of other memorable events that happened in the kingdom of France, as well as in other countries

by Enguerrand de Monstrelet

The chronicles of Enguerrand de Monstrelet, Vol. 08 [of 13] : containing an account of the cruel civil wars between the houses of Orleans and Burgundy, of the possession of Paris and Normandy by the English, their expulsion thence, and of other memorable events that happened in the kingdom of France, as well as in other countries

The chronicles of Enguerrand de Monstrelet, Vol. 08 [of 13] : containing an account of the cruel civil wars between the houses of Orleans and Burgundy, of the possession of Paris and Normandy by the English, their expulsion thence, and of other memorable events that happened in the kingdom of France, as well as in other countries

by Enguerrand de Monstrelet

The chronicles of Enguerrand de Monstrelet, Vol. 04 [of 13] : containing an account of the cruel civil wars between the houses of Orleans and Burgundy, of the possession of Paris and Normandy by the English, their expulsion thence, and of other memorable events that happened in the kingdom of France, as well as in other countries

The chronicles of Enguerrand de Monstrelet, Vol. 04 [of 13] : containing an account of the cruel civil wars between the houses of Orleans and Burgundy, of the possession of Paris and Normandy by the English, their expulsion thence, and of other memorable events that happened in the kingdom of France, as well as in other countries

by Enguerrand de Monstrelet

The chronicles of Enguerrand de Monstrelet, Vol. 02 [of 13] : containing an account of the cruel civil wars between the houses of Orleans and Burgundy, of the possession of Paris and Normandy by the English, their expulsion thence, and of other memorable events that happened in the kingdom of France, as well as in other countries

The chronicles of Enguerrand de Monstrelet, Vol. 02 [of 13] : containing an account of the cruel civil wars between the houses of Orleans and Burgundy, of the possession of Paris and Normandy by the English, their expulsion thence, and of other memorable events that happened in the kingdom of France, as well as in other countries

by Enguerrand de Monstrelet

The chronicles of Enguerrand de Monstrelet, Vol. 10 [of 13] : containing an account of the cruel civil wars between the houses of Orleans and Burgundy, of the possession of Paris and Normandy by the English, their expulsion thence, and of other memorable events that happened in the kingdom of France, as well as in other countries

The chronicles of Enguerrand de Monstrelet, Vol. 10 [of 13] : containing an account of the cruel civil wars between the houses of Orleans and Burgundy, of the possession of Paris and Normandy by the English, their expulsion thence, and of other memorable events that happened in the kingdom of France, as well as in other countries

by Enguerrand de Monstrelet

The chronicles of Enguerrand de Monstrelet, Vol. 06 [of 13] : containing an account of the cruel civil wars between the houses of Orleans and Burgundy, of the possession of Paris and Normandy by the English, their expulsion thence, and of other memorable events that happened in the kingdom of France, as well as in other countries

The chronicles of Enguerrand de Monstrelet, Vol. 06 [of 13] : containing an account of the cruel civil wars between the houses of Orleans and Burgundy, of the possession of Paris and Normandy by the English, their expulsion thence, and of other memorable events that happened in the kingdom of France, as well as in other countries

by Enguerrand de Monstrelet

The chronicles of Enguerrand de Monstrelet, Vol. 07 [of 13] : containing an account of the cruel civil wars between the houses of Orleans and Burgundy, of the possession of Paris and Normandy by the English, their expulsion thence, and of other memorable events that happened in the kingdom of France, as well as in other countries

The chronicles of Enguerrand de Monstrelet, Vol. 07 [of 13] : containing an account of the cruel civil wars between the houses of Orleans and Burgundy, of the possession of Paris and Normandy by the English, their expulsion thence, and of other memorable events that happened in the kingdom of France, as well as in other countries

by Enguerrand de Monstrelet

The chronicles of Enguerrand de Monstrelet, Vol. 12 [of 13] : containing an account of the cruel civil wars between the houses of Orleans and Burgundy, of the possession of Paris and Normandy by the English, their expulsion thence, and of other memorable events that happened in the kingdom of France, as well as in other countries

The chronicles of Enguerrand de Monstrelet, Vol. 12 [of 13] : containing an account of the cruel civil wars between the houses of Orleans and Burgundy, of the possession of Paris and Normandy by the English, their expulsion thence, and of other memorable events that happened in the kingdom of France, as well as in other countries

by Enguerrand de Monstrelet

The Chronicles of Enguerrand de Monstrelet, Vol. 03 [of 13] : containing an account of the cruel civil wars between the houses of Orleans and Burgundy, of the possession of Paris and Normandy by the English, their expulsion thence, and of other memorable events that happened in the kingdom of France, as well as in other countries

The Chronicles of Enguerrand de Monstrelet, Vol. 03 [of 13] : containing an account of the cruel civil wars between the houses of Orleans and Burgundy, of the possession of Paris and Normandy by the English, their expulsion thence, and of other memorable events that happened in the kingdom of France, as well as in other countries

by Enguerrand de Monstrelet

About the author

Born around 1400 in Picardy and dead in 1453, Enguerrand de Monstrelet was a French chronicler connected with the world of Burgundian France. He is remembered above all for his Chronique, a major historical work that carries the story forward after Jean Froissart and covers much of the turbulent first half of the 15th century.

His chronicle focuses on the long struggle between France and England as well as the bitter conflict between Burgundian and Armagnac factions. Because he wrote close to the events he described, his work has long been valued as an important source for the later phases of the Hundred Years’ War.

Monstrelet’s style is often seen as careful and matter-of-fact rather than dramatic, which gives his writing a steady, documentary feel. For readers interested in medieval history, his work offers a direct window into battles, diplomacy, and political life in a deeply unsettled age.