from the court of France and takes refuge with the duke of
Brittany, x. 208
his letters to the duke of Burgundy, x. 211, 215
joins the count de Charolois after the battle of Montlehery, x. 259
does homage to the king for the duchy of Normandy, x. 299
his entry into Rouen, x. 303, xi. 6
dispossessed of his duchy by the king, leaves Normandy, xi. 14
decision of the three estates respecting his appanage, xi. 60
declares his willingness to accept the appanage and be reconciled to
the king, xi. 71
created duke of Guienne,--is completely reconciled to his
brother, xi. 88, 91
accompanies the king to Paris and Orleans, xi. 116
discontented with the court, forms an alliance with the count
d'Armagnac, xi. 118
dies, xi. 126. See Berry, duke of.
Charles, dauphin of Vienne, continues the war against the
Burgundians, v. 32
the dauphiness is sent to him, v. 52
Charles, dauphin of Vienne, continues a vigorous war against the
Burgundians, v. 83
treaty of peace between him and the duke, v. 94
the treaty between him and the duke is proclaimed through
France, v. 307
summons the duke of Burgundy to Montereau, v. 113
most treacherously murders the duke of Burgundy, v. 121
his conduct after the murder of the duke, v. 126
writes letters in defence of the murder of the duke of
Burgundy, v. 133
departs from Montereau, v. 140
makes preparations against any attack after the alliance between
England and France, v. 173
subdues the greater part of the towns and castles in Languedoc, v. 206
sentence is denounced against him, v. 236, 237
is summoned by the parliament to appear at the table of marble, v. 260
besieges Chartres, v. 271
retreats to Tours, v. 275
receives intelligence of the death of his father, vi. 8
is crowned king, by the nobles of his party at Poitiers, vi. 382
his lady is brought to bed of a son, called Louis, dauphin of Vienne,
vi. 65. See Charles VII.
Charles VI. surnamed the well-beloved, i. 7
prudent commencement of his reign, i. 8
Charles VI. is seized with a fit of insanity on his march
against Brittany, i. 9
evil consequences of his disorder, i. 10
his family, i. 10, 11
makes regulations relative to the succession, i. 210
sends an embassy to the pope, i. 302
is strongly urged to do justice in the case of the duke of
Orleans, i. 341
holds a conference to consider on the manner of proceeding against
the duke of Burgundy, ii. 59
is carried to Tours, ii. 63
pardons the duke of Burgundy, ii. 72
has a return of his disorder, ii. 73
recovers, and witnesses two combats, ii. 83
summons a council of many lords, i. 138
names of the lords who attended, ii. 142
holds many councils on the state of the nation, ii. 144
resolves to wage war against Henry of England, ii. 146
disbands his troops, ii. 150
has a relapse of his disorder, ib.
marches out of Paris to regain the castle of Creil, ii. 175
gives orders for all persons to arm, ii. 189
resolves to give battle to the Orleans faction, ii. 193
holds a council on the state of the government, ii. 194
is again seized with his usual malady, ii. 204
Charles VI. recovers, ii. 221
forbids hostilities between the dukes of Orleans and of
Burgundy, ii. 222
sends an embassy to the duke of Burgundy, ii. 233
relapses again into his former disorder, ii. 277
is removed by the Parisians to the Louvre, ii. 280
commands, by the regent, all persons to aid him against
the Orleans faction, ii. 286
issues a proclamation to the bailiff of Amiens, ii. 315
sends the count de St Pol against the Armagnacs, ii. 337
sends different captains to harass the Armagnacs, iii. 1
sends ambassadors to England to treat of a marriage between the duke
of Burgundy's daughter and the prince of Wales, iii. 8
holds a council on the intercepted letters of the Armagnacs
to England, iii. 10
marches with a large force from Paris to Bourges, iii. 29
resolves not to return to Paris till he has reduced the
Armagnacs to obedience, iii. 41
receives information of his enemies' alliance with England, iii. 49
lays siege to Fontenoy and to Bourges, iii. 52
decamps, and lays siege to Bourges on the opposite side, iii. 65
a peace negociated on his part with the Armagnacs, iii. 70
great sickness in his army, iii. 72
decamps from before the town of Bourges, iii. 76
Charles VI. arrives at Auxerre, iii. 77
recovers his health, and ratifies the treaty of Auxerre, iii. 84
his edict respecting the peace between the Burgundians
and the Armagnacs, iii. 85
returns to Paris after the peace, iii. 92
various underhand attempts are made by the factions to obtain
his favour, iii. 97
holds a grand assembly on the abuses of government, iii. 98
his ministers are greatly alarmed at the arrest of sir Peter des
Essars and other delinquents, iii. 144
publishes an edict forbidding any armaments in the kingdom, iii. 149
publishes an edict of indemnity to the Parisians, iii. 160
publishes sundry edicts,--one against sir Clugnet de
Brabant, iii. 167, 200
publishes a proclamation respecting the charges against the
Orleans party, iii. 217
publishes another royal edict respecting peace, iii. 236
another edict to forbid any persons from bearing arms, iii. 244
fearful that the peace would be broken, publishes other
edicts, iii. 248, 254
issues an edict relative to the coin, iii. 252
his edict, forbidding knights or esquires to obey the summons of
any lord, iii. 260
issues a summons to oppose the duke of Burgundy, iii. 294
gives orders to raise forces against the duke of Burgundy, iii. 324
Charles VI. issues an edict, depriving the duke of Burgundy of all
his favours, iii. 333
issues various edicts against the duke, charging him with attempting
to seduce his subjects, iv. 2
sends letters patent to the nobles of Artois, forbidding them to
aid the duke, iv. 13
a grand council is held at Paris in his name, iv. 17
marches out of Paris with a large army against the duke, iv. 21
marches from Soissons to St Quintin, iv. 35
peace proclaimed between him and the duke, iv. 60
returns to Paris, iv. 83
has solemn obsequies performed for him, iv. 93
sends forces to attack the Burgundians, iv. 95
peace again concluded, iv. 98
holds a grand festival, iv. 99
his royal letters relative to the peace, iv. 100
collects a great army to oppose the English, iv. 152
issues a summons for the army against the English, iv. 153
holds a council at Rouen, and resolves fighting the English, iv. 164
is much grieved on hearing the melancholy event of the battle of
Azincourt, iv. 200
fills up the vacant places in the government occasioned by the
misfortune at Azincourt, iv. 208
Charles VI. a negociation is opened for a truce between him and the
king of England, iv. 227
publishes an edict, complaining of the depredations of the
Burgundians, iv. 235
open war is declared between him and the Burgundians, iv. 244
his garrison in Peronne carries on a severe war against the
countries attached to the duke of Burgundy, iv. 290
attacks Senlis, iv. 383
sends ambassadors to treat of a peace with the queen and the duke
of Burgundy, iv. 384
raises the siege of Senlis, and returns to Paris, iv. 397
peace is again attempted to be made between him and the
Burgundians, v. 4
is compelled to ride through the streets of Paris with the
Burgundians, v. 10
is conveyed to the Louvre, v. 14
he and the duke of Burgundy send captains for the defence
of Rouen, v. 37
is governed in all things by the duke of Burgundy, v. 53
sends an embassy to the English at Pont de l'Arche, v. 56
engages to espouse his youngest daughter Catherine to the
king of England, v. 170
is wholly under the management of Henry V. v. 212
issues edicts, declaring Henry V. heir, and regent of
the realm, v. 214
is very much degraded and humbled, v. 345
goes with Henry V. from Paris to Senlis, v. 346
dies at his hôtel of St Pol, vi. 1
Charles VI. is buried at St Denis, vi. 5
news of his death is carried to the dauphin, vi. 8
Charles VII. is crowned king by the nobles of his party
at Poitiers, vi. 11
many French lords turn to his party, vi. 83
a maiden, named Joan, waits on him at Chinon, whom he
retains in his service, vi. 254
sends ambassadors to Paris to negociate a peace with the
regent, vi. 257
sends a large reinforcement to Orleans, vi. 265
takes the field with a numerous body of chivalry and men
at arms, vi. 280
many towns and castles submit to him on his march, _ib._
arrives at Rheims, vi. 283
is crowned by the archbishop, vi. 285
his armies meet those of the duke of Bedford at Mont
Epiloy, vi. 292
sends ambassadors to the duke of Burgundy at Arras, vi. 296
attacks Paris, vi. 303
returns to Touraine and Berry, vi. 309
some of his captains make an attempt on Corbie, vii. 12
his party conquer the city of Chartres, vii. 70
peace is concluded between him and the Burgundians, vii. 242
his queen is brought to bed of a son, who is named Philip,
after the duke of Burgundy, vii. 323
Charles VII. the city of Paris is reduced to obedience to him, vii. 328
orders his captains to reconquer some towns and castles from
the English, viii. 25
marches in person against Montereau, viii. 26
makes his first entry into Paris, after its reduction, viii. 39
account of the preparations for his entry into Paris, viii. 40
his dress and equipage, viii. 43
compels Roderigo de Villandras to make war on England, viii. 114
the dauphin and many great lords quit his court in disgust, viii. 188
refuses, or delays, to see the duke of Orleans on his release
from England, viii. 248
goes to Troyes in Champagne, viii. 254
several towns and forts submit to his obedience, _ib._
lays siege to Creil, viii. 278
marches to the siege of Pontoise, viii. 280
reconquers Pontoise, viii. 303
remonstrances are sent to him by the nobles assembled at
Nevers, viii. 305
his answer, viii. 306
marches an army to Tartas, viii. 333
having gained Tartas, conquers St Severe, and others in
Gascony, viii. 337
assembles an army to march into Normandy, viii. 348
a truce is concluded between him and the king of England, viii. 379
Charles VII. the truce between him and the king of England is
renewed for eight months, viii. 390
sends an embassy to England, viii. 403
ditty found on his bed after his return from mass, viii. 405
sends ambassadors to pope Nicholas V. viii. 420
sends to England to complain of a breach of the truce by
sir Francis de Surienne, in Normandy, viii. 429
being satisfied that the English had broken the truce, makes
war against them, viii. 445
summons Mantes to surrender, ix. 17
makes his entry into Verneuil, ix. 20
enters Evreux, ix. 27
marches against Rouen, ix. 53
enters Rouen, ix. 75, 84
leaves Rouen, ix. 92
falls in love with Agnes Sorel, ix. 97
various places in Normandy are taken by him, ix. 116
besieges Caen, ix. 123
makes his entry into that city, ix. 131
the whole duchy of Normandy is reduced to obedience
to him, ix. 141, 189
account of the establishment of his army, ix. 143
resolves to invade Guienne, ix. 148
appoints the count de Dunois his lieutenant-general in
Guienne, ix. 159
the whole duchy of Guienne, with the exception of Bayonne,
submits to him, ix. 177
Bayonne surrenders, ix. 186
Charles VII. declares war against the duke of Savoy, ix, 198
sends ambassadors to the duke of Burgundy respecting peace
in Flanders, ix. 222
again conquers Bordeaux, ix. 287
goes to his castle of Lusignan, ix. 297
joins his army before Bordeaux, ix. 308
Bordeaux submits to him, ix. 311
king of France sends an embassy to the king of Spain, ix. 347
builds two castles at Bordeaux, to keep the inhabitants
in subjection, _ib._
seizes the territories of count d'Armagnac, ix. 357
displeased with his son, takes possession of Dauphiny, ix. 360
receives an embassy from the king of Hungary at Tours, ix. 392
recovers from a dangerous illness, takes under his wardship the
lands of the youth of Rodemac, ix. 418
summons the duke of Burgundy to attend the trial of the
duke of Alençon, ix. 438
forbids the duke to attend, and orders him to send proxies, x. 1
his sentence on the duke d'Alençon, x. 6.
summons the twelve peers of his realm to hear the sentence
passed--transfers the court of justice from Montargis to Vendôme, x. 7
being informed that it was intended to poison him, falls sick
and dies, x. 60
troubles and difficulties at the commencement of his reign--his
glorious and great feats of arms, x, 67, 69
Charles VII. solemn funeral services performed for him, x. 99
his courtesy to the English adherents of Henry VI. x. 367
Charles, son of Louis XI. born, xi. 100
married to the countess Margaret of Flanders, xi. 344
Charles VIII. crowned at Rheims, xi. 359
his entry into Paris, xi. 361, 363
his successful war in Brittany, xi. 367
marries the duchess Anne of Brittany, xi. 371
generously restores Roussillon to king Ferdinand of Arragon, xi. 372
concludes a peace with Henry VII. of England, xi. 375
makes peace with the archduke of Austria, xi. 377
coronation of his queen, xi. 378
visits his province of Picardy, xi. 379
undertakes an expedition to recover the kingdom of Naples, xi. 381
appoints a regency to govern during his absence, xi. 386
takes leave of the queen at Grenoble, xi. 392
crosses the Alps on his march to Naples, _ib._
makes his public entry into Turin, xi. 394
goes to Arti, where he is visited by Ludovico Sforza and
his lady, xi. 399, 401
makes his entry into the town of Casal, xi. 402
his reception at Pavia, xi. 405
his progress from Piacenza to Lucca, xi. 407
Charles VIII. his reception at Lucca, xi. 410
visits Pisa, and enters Florence with his whole army, xi. 411
makes his entry into Sienna, Viterbo, and other towns, xi. 412
enters Rome as a conqueror with his army, xi. 417
cures the king's evil by the touch, xi. 420
what passed on his march from Rome to Naples, xi. 422
enters Naples in triumph, xii. 1
attacks and takes the Castel Nuovo and the Castel del Ovo, xii. 3, 7
makes another entry into Naples as king of that country
and monarch of all Italy, xii. 15
begins his return to France, xii, 18
defeats the confederated princes of Italy at Foronuovo, xii. 24
decamps from Foronuovo to return to France, xii. 30
goes to St Denis--dies suddenly at Amboise, xii. 36, 39
funeral services performed for him, xii. 40
Charles III. king of Navarre, obtains the duchy of Nemours, i. 108
surrenders the castle of Cherbourg to the king of France, _ib._
Charleton, captain, killed at the battle of Verneuil, vi. 93
Charolois, the count de, is sent by his father against Cambray, iv. 149
is not permitted to combat the English, iv. 166
Charolois, buries the dead left on the plains of Azincourt, iv. 196
takes the oath of allegiance to the queen and his father, iv. 388
succeeds to the title and possessions of his father, John
duke of Burgundy, v. 143.
See Philip duke of Burgundy.
Charolois, the duke Philip of Burgundy's only son, is promised the
princess Catherine in marriage, viii. 101
his marriage with lady Isabella de Bourbon, ix. 351
his quarrel and reconciliation with his father the duke
of Burgundy, ix. 388
the countess brought to bed of a daughter, ix. 390
attends the coronation of Louis XI. at Rheims, x. 73
waits on king Louis XI. at Tours, and is magnificently
entertained, x. 90
made lieutenant general of Normandy, x. 93
attends his father, the duke of Burgundy, during his illness, x. 97
imprisons three men and an apothecary at Brussels, x. 121
refuses his father's summons to pay his respects to the king, x. 133
makes heavy complaints against the lord de Croy to the deputies
of the three estates assembled by his father, x. 141
answer of the deputies--peace restored between him and his
father, x. 151, 152
comes to Lille to wait on his father, x. 163
the bastard de Reubempré attempts to take him in Holland, x, 169
Charolois, arrives at Lille and waits on his father, x. 176
displeasure of the king on his imprisoning the bastard
de Reubempré, x. 178
answers the ambassadors from France, x. 183
sends sir James St Pol, with a company of knights and gentlemen,
to England to the marriage of king Edward, x. 190
a copy of his letters explaining why he had dismissed the
lord de Croy and his friends from his father's service, x. 197, 208
seizes the castle of Launoy and gives it to James de St Pol, x. 210
takes leave of the duke of Burgundy and marches his army
toward France, x. 231
besieges Beaulieu and crosses the Oise, x. 235
advances to St Denis, and draws up his army before Paris, x. 237
defeats the king at Montlehery, x. 252
his conduct after the victory, x. 253
joined by the dukes of Berry and Brittany and others of the
confederation, x. 259
death of the countess, x. 281
his treaty with the king at Conflans, x. 290
takes leave of the king and marches against the Liegeois, x. 298
enters the country of Liege, grants a truce, x. 308
returns to his father at Brussels, x. 314
puts himself on his guard against the king, who makes
warlike preparations, x. 316
humbles the Liegeois, and grants them peace, x. 339
Charolois, orders his troops to meet him at St Quentin, xi. 58
Charlotte of France, a natural daughter of Charles VII. murdered
by her husband for adultery with his huntsman, xi. 233, 234
Charretier, William, bishop of Paris, exhorts the king to choose
wise counsellors, x. 392
Chartier, John, bishop of Paris, dies, x. 124
Chartres, siege of, by the dauphin, v. 272
the city of, is conquered by Charles the VIIth's party, vii. 70
Château Gaillard, siege of, v. 112
is won by the king's men, vi. 300
Château-Thierry, town of, yields to king Charles, vi. 284
Château-Vilain, submits to the duke of Burgundy, vii. 168
Chastel, the lord de, attacks the English fleet near Brest harbour, i. 90
undertakes an unsuccessful expedition against England,
and is slain, i. 102
Châtelet, certain Serjeants of the, punished for ill-treating
a priest of St Paul's church, xi. 30
Châtillon, sir James de, negociates a truce with the English
ambassadors, ii. 283
Châtillon, the lord de, conquers Château-Thierry, v. 258
Châtillon, the French besiege, ix. 298
Chaunoy-sur-Oise castle is destroyed by the inhabitants, vii. 68
Chavensy, siege of, vii. 331
Cherbourg, the town and castle of, surrendered to the English, iv. 386
siege of, by the count de Richemont, ix. 139
Chimay, the lord de, his bold reply to king Louis XI. respecting
the duke of Burgundy, x. 116
Choisy, the castle of, vi. 339
Cholet, Cassin, flogged for falsely alarming the citizens
of Paris, x. 399
Christians, the, war between them and the infidels in Lithuania, ii. 170
Church, plan for the union of the, i. 175
a meeting of the university and clergy is held on the
state of the, ii. 206
a general council of, held under the emperor Maximilian and
Louis XII. to the great discontent of the pope, xii. 121
Cisteaux, order of, v. 29
Clarence, the duke of, makes a descent on the French at
la Hogue de St Vos, iii. 78
Clarence, the duke of, embarks a large army for Harfleur, iv. 246
besieges Gisors and takes it, v. 108
is killed at the battle of Baguey in Anjou, v. 263
banished by king Edward, comes to France with the earl
of Warwick, xi. 97
confined in the tower and drowned in a butt of malmsey, xi. 281
Clark, Thomas, a scotsman, hanged for robbing a fisherman
of Paris, xi. 181
Classendach, captain, is killed at the siege of Orleans, vi. 262
Clement, duke of Bavaria, elected emperor of Germany, i. 45
is conducted, with a numerous retinue, to Frankfort, i. 46
Clerc, John du, abbot of St Vaast, in Arras, dies, x. 114
Clermont, the count de, i. 117
Clermont, the count de, is sent to carry on a war against
the English in Gascony, i. 118
succeeds the duke of Bourbon, ii. 179
Clermont, the count de, defeats sir Thomas Kiriel in Caen, ix. 112
is made governor of Bordeaux, ix. 179
Clermont castle is besieged by the marshal de Boussac, vi. 387
sir Thomas Kiriel is appointed governor, vii. 66
it is delivered up to the lord d'Auffremont, vii. 67
Clery, near Orleans, the church of Nôtre Dame, burnt to the
ground, xi. 126
Cleves, the count de, marries Marie, daughter of the duke
of Burgundy, i. 165
the princess of, is married to the eldest son of the king
of Navarre, viii. 97
duke of, attends the meeting of princes at Mantua, as proxy for
his uncle the duke of Burgundy, x. 42
goes to the duke at Brussels, x. 272
the duchess of, pleads to the duke of Burgundy, for her
father the count de Nevers, _ib._
Clifford, lord de, ii. 324
Clisson, Margaret de, ii. 121
Clovis, king, ii. 4
Clugnet, sir, de Brabant, the king's edict against him, iii. 167
and others, raise an army and despoil the country of the
Gatinois, iii. 200
assaults the town of Rethel, ii. 282
he overruns the country of Burgundy, ii. 283
treacherously obtains possession of Vervins, iii. 45
Cofferer's office, iii. 109
Coeur, Jacques, judgment given against him, ix. 341, 343
Cohen, the lord de, v. 278
Coignac, taken by the French, viii. 443
Coimbra, John of, king of Cyprus, dies, ix. 416
Coin, debasement of, iii. 121
the king's edict respecting, iii. 252
Collet, sir John, killed in battle, ii. 35
Colombel, sir William, the divorce of, from his wife, xi. 19
Colonna, the cardinal de, elected pope, iv. 87, 299
Colonna, Prospero, sent by Leo X. with a force to join the
emperor Maximilian, xii. 177
taken prisoner and carried to France, xii. 178
Combat, terms of, in an Arragonian esquire's challenge, i. 13
between the seneschal of Hainault and three others, i. 96, 99
between Bournecte of Hainault, and Solsier of Bunaige,
of Flanders, i. 125
between sir W. Batailler and sir John Carmien, ii. 83
between the seneschal of Hainault and sir John Cornwall, ii. 84
between three Portuguese and three French, iv. 114
between Leagnon, bastard d'Arly, and sir John de Blanc, v. 43
between Poton de Saintrailles and Lionnel de Wardonne, vi. 35
between Maillotin de Bours and sir Hector de Flavy, at Arras, vii. 6
between sir John de Mello and the lord de Chargny at Arras, vii. 223
Comet, a marvellous one in the year 1477, xi. 277
Commerci, siege of, by Réné, duke of Bar, vii. 187
Commercy, the heir of, takes the town of Ligny in the Barrois, vii. 94
Compiègne, the townsmen of, admit the duke of Burgundy, iii. 300
their reasons for this measure, _ib._
is besieged by the king's army, iv. 19, 22
the reduction of, to Henry V. v. 346
is delivered up to the English, vi. 69
surrenders to the French, vi. 301
siege of, by the duke of Burgundy, after the capture of
Joan d'Arc, vi. 349
the siege of, raised by the French, vi. 373
Conches, taken by the French, viii. 442
Condé, is won by Charles VII. ix. 59
Cône-sur-Loire, siege of, v. 364
Conecte, friar Thomas, preaches and inveighs against the
extravagant dresses of the women, vi. 240
goes to Rome and is burnt, vii. 98
Confederates, the Burgundians and Bretons, under the
count de Charolois, besiege Paris, x. 401
provisions brought from Paris, on payment being made for them, x. 431
Conflans, treaty of, between Louis XI. and the confederated
princes, x. 285
a royal edict respecting what the king conceded to the count
de Charolois, x. 290, 297
Conspiracy, a dreadful one in Paris against the king, iv. 219
the conspirators seized and beheaded, iv. 221, 222
Constance, some account of the city of, iv. 75
Constance, a council is held at, respecting the schism
in the church, iv. 86
the earl of Warwick, and others from England, attend
the council of, iv. 91
by authority of the council, the sentence against master
Jean Petit is revoked, iv. 212
another council is held at, where pope Martin is elected
head of the church, iv. 299
Constance, cardinal de, pleads for the king against the
duke d'Alençon, x. 4
Constantinople, besieged and captured by Mahomet II ix. 314, 323
Conti, the lord de, slain at Milan, xii. 122.
Conversan, Pierre de Luxembourg, count de, captured, v. 212
is liberated, v. 326
Convention of Arras is attended by the cardinals of Santa
Croce and Cyprus, vii. 211
ambassadors arrive from England to, vii. 215
ambassadors from France arrive at, vii. 217
the cardinal of Winchester attends, vii. 232
Coppin de Mesinacre, is beheaded, viii. 78
Corbie, the town of, attacked by the French, vii. 12
Corbeil, siege of, iv. 355
Courtois, Simon, beheaded for treachery, xi. 305
Coustain, John, master of the wardrobe to duke Philip of
Burgundy, his disgraceful death, x. 111, 112
Courtray, besieged by the Ghent men, ix. 250
Covetousness, on, i. 209
Cramailles, Anthony de, is beheaded, vii. 155
Craon, sir John de, lord of Dommart, taken prisoner at
the battle of Azincourt, iv. 194
Craon, sir James de, is taken prisoner at the castle of Dommart, vii. 65
Craon, the lord de, his victory over the prince of Orange, x. 265
Crasset, Perrinet, a famous adventurer, vi. 67
Creil, siege of, vii. 162, 339. viii. 278
Cordes, the lord des, his successes in Picardy, xi. 373
falls ill at Lyon and dies, xi. 385
Corlart de Forges, killed, vii. 155
Coroam, William de, puts to flight John de Beauvain, vii. 139