The chronicles of Enguerrand de Monstrelet, Vol. 08 [of 13]

A year-by-year chronicle of mid-15th-century events in France and neighboring realms, recording military campaigns, sieges, urban revolts, assassinations and harsh reprisals, shifting control of towns between English and French forces, and the movements of notable captains. The narrative also covers civic negotiations with regional powers, diplomatic marriages and treaties, ecclesiastical disputes, and recurring calamities such as famine and pestilence. Entries mix battlefield reports, siege accounts, political intrigues, and vivid descriptions of punishments and public unrest, presenting a detailed compilation of contemporary occurrences and their immediate consequences.