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ARCHIVAL RECORD: Medieval European Manuscript Collection
Reference: EUR/MED/1347/001
Date of Creation: [DATE REDACTED]
Repository: [LOCATION REDACTED] nationale de [LOCATION REDACTED], [LOCATION REDACTED]
DESCRIPTION:
This collection documents the reign of King [NAME REDACTED] III of [LOCATION REDACTED] during
the Hundred Years' War. The manuscripts were originally housed at
[LOCATION REDACTED] before being transferred to the Tower of [LOCATION REDACTED] in
[SUBJECT REDACTED].
HISTORICAL CONTEXT:
On [SUBJECT REDACTED], the Battle of [LOCATION REDACTED] marked a decisive English victory
against King Philip VI of [LOCATION REDACTED]. The English longbowmen, numbering
approximately 7,000 soldiers, devastated the French cavalry near the
village of [LOCATION REDACTED]-en-Ponthieu in [LOCATION REDACTED].
RELATED PERSONS:
- [NAME REDACTED], Prince of Wales (the Black Prince), born [SUBJECT REDACTED] at
Woodstock Palace
- [NAME REDACTED] II of [LOCATION REDACTED], captured at the Battle of Poitiers on 19 September
[SUBJECT REDACTED]
- [NAME REDACTED], royal clerk, later author of The Canterbury Tales
INSTITUTIONS MENTIONED:
The Parliament of [LOCATION REDACTED] convened at [LOCATION REDACTED] on [SUBJECT REDACTED] to
discuss funding for the continued campaign. The Hanseatic League
merchants from Lübeck and [LOCATION REDACTED] provided loans totaling 40,000 florins.
PROVENANCE:
Acquired by the French National Archives from the Château de Vincennes
collection in [SUBJECT REDACTED] following the Revolutionary confiscations. Previously
held by the Dukes of Burgundy at Dijon.

Collection of medieval European manuscripts documenting the Hundred Years’ War, dating back to [DATE REDACTED]. They document the Battle of [LOCATION REDACTED], where English longbowmen defeated French cavalry in [LOCATION REDACTED], marking a decisive victory for King [NAME REDACTED] III. The manuscripts, originally held at [LOCATION REDACTED], were transferred to the Tower of [LOCATION REDACTED] in [SUBJECT REDACTED] and acquired by the French National Archives in [SUBJECT REDACTED] following confiscation during the French Revolution. The collection includes works by [NAME REDACTED], [NAME REDACTED] II of [LOCATION REDACTED], and [NAME REDACTED], Prince of Wales (the Black Prince), as well as loans from the Hanseatic League and German merchants to fund the campaign.

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