Froissart: Gobbet 1 Flashcards
Gobbet 1: Who was the Prince of Wales? When was the King of France captured by Prince of Wales?
Prince of Wales = Edward of Woodstock aka the Black Prince bc armour or temperment?
1356 - Poitiers, Edward captured King John II
Why was the Black Prince important for the likes of Froissart?
Black Prince = taught when young how be good soldier and the codes of chivalry
Froissart also describes the prince as humble/honourable - aspects particularly embedded in chivalric sentiments in Middle Ages
What does the supper which the Black Prince hosted for the French noble prisoners suggest - regarding social class?
Idea that despite being enemies in Hundred Years War, members of the upper aristocratic society regarded their enemy of respect due to their class position.
What wider contextual developments (W.C.D) can be made regarding the Black Prince regarding the capture of King John?
W.C.D: respecting enemies of high aristocratic status known to be evident as Black Prince, despite claims of being cruel, maintained element of respect toward King John due to his status and released him by ransom through the Treaty of Brétigny in 1360.
What does the aspect of the prince of Wales not sitting down during the supper suggest?
The Black Prince rather be seen as hospitable rather than indulge in his own desires of the meal. Suggests a sense of the prince being humble and honourable.
What does the “high table, lavishly provided” suggest? give W.C.D for this.
-reflects the spectacle of entertainment within medieval aristocratic culture
-Froissart provides somewhat of an accurate account as aristocrats known to have been interested in hosting experiences of entertainment for their guests such as musicians or poets etc.
Give a drawback on Froissart’s account of both sides having supper together and then counter-argue.
Despite possible over-exaggerations of the element of a supper, Froissart captures the essence of medieval chivalric culture within society, more specifically aristocratic.
What does this account reveal about English and French nobles attitudes to each other, and does this have wider significance?
emphasises how nobles/aristocracy should conduct their lives.
Does the holding of a feast after a battle like Poitiers lead us to any particular insights?
Froissart provides somewhat of an ignorant account as he mainly depicts the celebration of war and disregards the suffering and destruction of war on communities.
