Read Froissart's retelling of what took place at the Battle of Poitiers in 1356, during the Hundred Years War between England and France.

Fordham University provides a brief biography of author Jean Froissart, along with the complete text of his "Chronicles" of medieval life.

Read through a portion of Jean Froissart's famous "Chronicles," which detail the chivalric pageantry of the late Middle Ages. With a bio.

Read Froissart's accounts of the Battles of Crecy and Poitiers and of the English ravages as provided by this site about British history.