Louis XI crowned by, 248
made lieutenant general of France, 157
money demanded of English by, 198–99
in reconciliation with Charles VII, 205–8, 212–13
René as hostage of, 196, 197, 200
René in captivity of, 195–96, 197, 200, 205, 218–21
revenge for father’s death desired by, 83
Philip the Good (Cont.)
and separate peace with Charles VII, 146–47, 149, 200, 201, 204, 205–8
summoned by Cauchon, 168
in Triple Alliance, 90
troops sent to Paris by, 151–52
at war council, 99
Pizan, Christine de (chronicler), 255
on Agincourt, 56
on Charles, VI, 28
poetry, 6–7
John I on, xxi
Yolande of Bar’s love of, 6
Poitiers, 85, 120–22, 165, 176
Poitou, 8
Ponthieu, 207
Pontoise, 72, 213, 226
Poulengy, Bertrand de, 113
printing press, 14
prophecy, of Marie of Avignon, 92–93, 100, 107, 109, 121, 123
Provence, 71–72, 221, 227
rebellion in, 18–19
René’s land in, 220
revenue from, 24, 26, 161
Yolande of Aragon and Louis II’s estate in, 25–26, 47, 50, 52, 63, 73
quests, 7
ransom, 27, 162, 168
regency government, 34, 163, 170, 198, 204, 214, 233
Regnault de Chartres, archbishop of Reims, 88, 145, 155, 205
in attempt to free René, 219
Compiègne assisted by, 158, 190n
at Congress of Arras, 208
on Joan’s pride, 161
Reims, 107, 114, 137–38, 144, 167, 191, 197, 204, 211, 243
René of Anjou, duke of Bar and Lorraine (son of Yolande of Aragon), 93, 193
Antoine’s battle with, 195
attack on Paris desired by, 152, 194
in battle at Champagne, 194, 195
birth of, 25
Burgundian threat to, 82
in captivity, 195–96, 197, 200, 205, 218–21, 222
Chappes seized by, 194, 195
Charles VII feasted by, 232–33
at Charles VII’s coronation, 145
Charles VII’s friendship with, 51, 82
declared duke of Lorraine, 205
inheritance of, 194, 218
Isabeau’s gift to, 48
Joan’s desire to use in war, 82–83, 109, 110, 115n
Joan sent to Charles VII by, 110
Joan’s rehabilitation aided by, 217
literature and art loved by, 25, 51, 107, 218
made duke of Lorraine, 80–81
Metz battle won by, 233
Naples lost by, 226–27, 230
and negotiation of daughter’s engagement, 231–32
nursemaid of, 51
ransom of, 200, 205, 220–21, 224, 230, 232, 233
in Yolande of Aragon’s will, 228
rents, 26
Revelation of Saint John the Divine, 24
Rhône, 26
Richard, Brother, 123
Richard II, king of England, 20–21, 40, 53
Robert I, duke of Bar, 5, 6, 80
in battle at Champagne, 190
Rolin, Nicholas, 199, 200, 201–2, 207
Romance of Melusine, The (Jean of Arras), xxi, 233
plot of, 9–13, 73
political relevance of, 8, 9, 73, 93, 161–62, 175, 222
popularity of, 14
Rome, 239
Rome, king of, 231
Rouen, 52, 54, 55, 58–59, 71, 167, 172, 234, 237, 239, 244, 246
castle at, 170
Joan’s trial records at, 187, 188–89
Old Market, 182, 246
uprising in, 64–65
Rouen, bishop of, 246
Russell, Jeffrey Burton, 175
Saint-Aignan, Isle of, 133
Saint-Denis, 19, 34, 86, 215
Saint-Denis, Monk of (chronicler), 22, 27
on birth of Charles VII, 34–35
on Charles VI’s insanity, 36, 38, 104
on Isabeau’s greed, 40
Sainte-Catherine-de-Fierbois, 112, 122
Sainte-Honoré gate, 152
Saint-Jacques gate, 213
Saint Matthew’s Day, 212
Saint-Maurice of Angers cathedral, 230
Saint-Omer, 202
Saint-Pol, count of, 223, 232, 233
Saint-Vaast abbey, 210, 212
Saladin, 34
Salisbury, earl of, 99, 103
salt, 26
Sardinia, 5
Saumur castle, 7, 63, 64, 72, 98, 101, 105, 161, 191, 223
Scotland, 84, 104, 105, 148
Scotland, king of, 105, 149, 168, 231, 248
secret prayer, 117–18
Seguin, Friar Pierre, 120
Selles-en-Berry, 138
Senlis, 66, 152, 158
Shakespeare, William, 52, 53–54
Sicily, kingdom of, 5, 17–18, 20, 231
Smith, John Holland, 79
Sologne, 123, 136
Somerset, earl of, 230, 234
Sorel, Agnes, 233
Spain, 104
Suffolk, earl of, 90, 91, 103, 126, 128, 139, 141
at Congress of Arras, 210
in embassy to Charles VII, 230–31
as French prisoner, 140–41
Sully-sur-Loire, 157, 189
Talbot, John, 128, 131, 132, 133, 141, 142, 234, 247
capture of, 143
Pontoise defended by, 226
Tarascon, 24
taxes, 25, 41, 45, 66, 193, 221
tennis ball anecdote, 53–54
theory of the double monarchy, 167, 211, 236
Toul, 95, 108
Toulouse, 230
Tourelles, 133
Touroulde, Marguerite la, 113
Tours, 97–98, 122, 231
Tours, Truce of, 231–32
Treaty of Arras, 217, 219, 222
Treaty of Troyes, 73, 84, 167
Tressard, Jean, 184, 187
Trèves, lady of, 121
Triple Alliance, 90, 98
troubadors, 6–7
Troyes, 144, 226, 244
Troyes, cathedral at, 84
Troyes, Treaty of, 73, 84, 167
Truce of Tours, 231–232
Turks, 238–239, 240
Ursins, Jean Juvenal des (chronicler), 22
Vale, M. G. A., 91, 114, 115n, 118, 273
Valencia, 5, 16
Vatican Library, 238
Vaucouleurs, 78, 100, 102, 106, 108
Vendôme, count of, 102, 116, 139
captivity of, 162
Compiègne liberated by, 170, 190
at Congress of Arras, 208
at coronation of Charles VII, 145
in entrance into Paris, 214
Peronne battle won by, 190
Verdun, bishop of, 219–20
Vergy, Antoine de, René of Anjou defeated by, 101
Verneuil, battle of, 91–92, 98
Very Rich Hours of the Duke of Berry, The, 24
Vienna, University of, 240
Vienne, Colet de, 106, 110, 112
Vignolles, Étienne de, see La Hire
Virgin Mary, 8
visionaries, 123
War of the Roses, 232
Warwick, earl of, 170, 178–79, 180, 182
Winchester, cardinal of, 145n
women, as hidden in history, xviii
Wood, Charles T., 110, 261–62
Yolande (daughter of René of Anjou), 219
Yolande of Anjou (daughter of Yolande of Aragon), 25, 221
Yolande of Aragon, queen of Sicily:
as absent from Charles VII’s coronation, 145
allowance of, 24
army organized by, 103, 105, 106
as astute politician, xvii, 47, 60, 201, 232, 248–49
in attempt to free René, 219
Yolande of Aragon (Cont.)
birth of, 3
call for troops to oppose Henry V by, 66–67
Charles VII raised in home of, 48, 49, 50–52, 64, 70
Charles VII’s coronation pleasing to, 146–47
Charles VII’s council chaired by, 98
Charles VII’s flight from France feared by, 105
Charles VII’s induction ceremony and, 88
on Charles VII’s legitmacy, 104
Charles VII urged to see Joan by, 114–15
clothes of, 24–25
coup staged by, 101–3
death of, 227, 230, 248
disappointment in Charles, VII, 90, 92
in dispute over bishopric of Angers, 227–28
dowry of, 22, 24
duties of, 25–26
education of, 3, 16
engagement of, 17
as forgotten, xvii, 189, 248
happy marriage of, 23–24
influence over Congress of Arras maintained by, 208, 271–72
Isabeau’s alliance with, 47, 60–61, 64
Joan’s captivity and, 161–62
Joan’s physical examination overseen by, 121
Joan’s rehabilitation aided by, 217
John the Fearless’s plot to murder, 61
kingdom of Aragon demanded for son by, 47
La Trémoïlle opposed by, 201
La Trémoïlle’s plot to overthrow, 202
La Trémoïlle taken prisoner by, 202–4
literature loved by, 7–8, 16, 25
Lorraine controlled by, 80, 81
Louis III installed as count by, 89
Margaret’s engagement negotiated by, 228
Marie’s engagement negotiated by, 47–48
marriage of Isabelle and count of Laval opposed by, 191–92, 193
in move to separate Philip the Good from English, 196–97
negotiations for marriage of, 19–20, 21–22
and negotiations with duke of Brittany, 191–92
peace conferences called by, 67, 71
peace with Philip the Good desired by, 98
and poetry festivals, 6–8
political education of, 16, 17, 33
ransom and, 27
relief of Orléans organized by, xvii, 106, 122, 123
religious views of, 8
René’s property protected by, 219–20
in retirement from court, 190–91
Richard II’s desire for marriage for, 20
The Romance of Melusine and, 14, 15
on side of Armagnacs, 46
stained glass window of, 222, 229
strategy to reinstate dauphin, 73
Tours blocked to Charles by, 97–99
in travels around Provence, 72
vassals called to arms by, 90–91
wedding of, 22–23
will of, 228, 230
Yolande of Bar, queen of Aragon, 79
compromises between crown and representatives effected by, 16–17
hunting loved by, 6
reading loved by, 6
retention of crown desired by, 21
wedding of, 5, 6
Zaragoza, castle of, 20, 21, 22
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