Jean Froissart

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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1. When was Jean Froissart born?Circa 1337
2. Where was Jean Froissart born?Valenciennes, County of Hainaut
3. What is the career?Poet, chronicler, and courtier, serving various noble patrons
4. What is the key feature?His methodology involved extensive travel and interviews to gather firsthand accounts
5. Who was Jean Froissart?Jean Froissart was a 14th‑century writer from Valenciennes who recorded the lives of knights and the battles of the Hundred Years' War in his famous Chronicles.
6. What did Froissart's Chronicles cover?His Chronicles cover the years from 1325 to about 1400, describing battles like Crécy and Poitiers, peasant revolts, and the everyday life of courts in France, England, Scotland, and Italy.

Historiography: The study of the writing of history, including its methods and principles.
Chivalric Romance: A genre of prose or verse narrative that was especially popular in the medieval period, focusing on knights and their adventures.
Patronage: The support given by a wealthy person or institution to an artist or writer.