INDEX

“A Henry! A Henry!” 296, 298

Alagni, Lucrezia d’, 251

Alliance, A great, 262

Animals and birds, Love of, 213, 214, 352

Anjou, Anne of (daughter of King René), 141

Blanche of (natural daughter of King Louis II.), 68

Blanche of (natural daughter of King René), 68, 254, 267

Charles, Duke of (brother of King Charles VI. of France, the elder Anjou line), 24, 25

Charles of, Duke of Maine I. (brother of King René), 24, 57, 86, 87, 92, 93, 307

Charles of, Duke of Maine II. (son of above), 57, 165, 328, 329

Foulques-Nerra, Count of, 92

Hélène of, “La Petite” (natural daughter of King René?), 341

Isabelle of (daughter of King René), 141

Jean of (son of King René), Duke of Calabria and Lorraine, King of Catalonia, 85, 90, 91, 104, 108, 113, 114, 124, 127, 134, 140, 244-254, 264, 270, 279, 280, 291

Jean of (natural son of King René), 254

Louis I., King-Duke of, see Kings

Louis II., King-Duke of, see Kings

Louis III., King-Duke of, see Kings

Louis de Maine of (natural son of King Louis II.), 68

Madeleine of (natural daughter of King René), 254

Margaret of (daughter of King René), see Queens

Nicholas of (son of King René), 85, 141, 254-258, 328

Odille of, “La Demoiselle” (natural daughter of King René?), 341

René, King-Duke of, 17-356

René of (son of King René), 141

Yolande of (sister of King René), see Brittany

Yolande of (daughter of King René), see Vaudémont

Architects:

Leon Battista Alberti, 20, 236;

Francesco Brunellesco, 20;

Giovanni Capistrani, 340;

Cennino Cennini, 20

Armagnac, Mahaud d’, 34, 38

Three Graces of, 260

Banquet, A sumptuous, 129, 211

Bar, Bonne of, wife of Nicholas de Ligny, 34, 80

Édouard of, 34, 69

Frederic, Count of, 32

Henry IV., Count of, 32

Iolande of Flanders, Countess of, 32-34

Jehan of, 34, 69

Louis, Cardinal of, 69, 77-81, 86, 98-103, 162, 191

Marie of France, Duchess of, 32, 34, 49, 69, 80

Robert I., Duke of, 32, 69, 78

Violante (Yolanda), see Queens

Barragana, A, 30

Bare breasts, 56, 186, 188, 262

Bare feet, A Duchess’s, 97

Battles:

Azincourt, 34, 64, 69, 96;

Arienzo, 20, 130, 131;

Baugé, 82;

Bulgneville, 88, 109-115, 130, 192, 238, 256;

Gaeta, 241;

Montpiloir, 168;

Rocca-Secca, 219;

Rosebach, 96;

Sarno, 335;

Troia (I.), 250;

Troia (II.), 252, 335

Wars of the Roses:

Barnet, 297;

Bloreheath, 282;

Hexham, 287;

Northampton, 282;

St. Albans, 281, 284;

Towton, 285;

Wakefield, 280

Beaufort, Cardinal, 261, 262, 264, 275

Beauty, A village, 83, 147

“Belles, La Belle des,” see Agnes Sorel

“Better die right out!” 297

“Bloody Edward,” 298, 304

Blushing maids, 45

Bois Chènus, Le, 144, 173, 190

“Bourges, The little Queen of,” 174

“Bourges, The little King of,” 188, 279

“Box her ears!” 147, 198

Bride burnt to death, A, 88

Brittany, Arthur de Richemont of, 126, 133, 207

Charles, Duke of, 127, 185

Francis, Duke of, 286

Francis, Count of Montfort, 86

Isabelle of, 72, 88

Jean VI., Duke of, 71, 88, 116, 207, 307

Yolande of Anjou, Countess of Montfort, 86

Burgundy, Catherine of, 62, 70, 71, 76, 79

Isabelle of Portugal, Duchess of, 65, 126

Jean, Duke of, 62, 70, 71, 91, 99, 182-184

Philippe, Duke of, 25, 96, 102, 108, 111, 113, 115, 116, 120, 126, 127, 138, 159, 163, 184, 236, 243-254, 258-260, 288-290, 329

Burlesque, A royal, 289

Castles:

Aix, 19, 333, 340;

Amboise, 294, 295;

Angers, 19, 43, 44, 51, 60, 67, 72, 169, 191, 258, 293, 295, 309, 331;

Auray, 307;

Aversa, 227;

Bar-le-Duc, 88, 103, 254, 291;

Bastile, 183;

Baugé, 82;

Beaufort, 335, 350, 352;

Bisclin, 40;

Blois, 179;

Bonconville, 336;

Bourges, 64, 165, 181, 192, 201, 215;

Bourmont, 81, 113;

Bracon (Tour-de-Bar), 112, 119, 120, 138, 192, 193, 238, 242, 249;

Breauté, 196, 197;

Capua, 232, 257;

Castel Nuovo, 232;

Châtille, 113;

Charmes, 113;

Châteaudun, 182;

Chinon, 134, 154, 160, 189, 194, 201, 214, 253, 261, 286, 309;

Clermont, 113, 139, 173, 259, 336;

Coucy, 88, 95;

Dampière, 304;

dell’ Ovo, 222;

Dourdan, 177;

Forcalquier, 76;

Gaeta, 245;

Gerona, 46;

Gien, 192;

Harlech, 283;

Koeurs, 336;

Kuerere, 291;

La Ferté, 81;

Launay-les-Saumur, 318;

Laval, 307;

Les Baux, 320, 321, 348;

Loches, 170, 171, 181, 199, 201;

Louppy, 336;

Marseilles, 19, 333;

Maulevrier, 196;

Mehun-sur-Yèvre, 63, 184, 214;

Mesnil-la-Belle, 198;

Middleham, 292;

Montpellier, 45;

Muro, 217;

Nancy, 19, 95, 106, 109, 114, 133, 134, 149, 150, 254, 265;

Nantes, 270;

Nesle, 177;

Pertuis, 349;

Pierrepoint, 103;

Plessis-lès-Tours, 203;

Pont-à-Mousson, 253;

Queniez, 304;

Reculée, 19, 214, 302, 303, 334, 352;

Renancourt, 81;

Renne, 259;

Sarry-le-Château, 313;

Saumur, 19, 91, 136, 185, 258, 261, 296, 309;

St. Mihiel, 101;

St. Pol, 289;

San Remy, 349;

Talant, 110;

Tarascon, 19, 50, 134, 137, 256, 258, 333;

Toulouse, 44, 57;

Tourg, 101;

Tours, 201, 203, 211;

Troyes, 184;

Val-de-Cassel, 34;

Varennes, 259;

Vienne, 254;

Zaragoza, 31

Cathedral, A magnificent, 163-168

“Cell, Fit for a,” 279

Champion of champions, 265, 312

Chapelle, Marie de la, 21, 345, 346

Châtelaines, 54, 59, 139, 180, 181, 196, 320, 329

Chemises, 195

Child marriages, 94

Claimants for a throne, 41, 42, 62, 63, 245, 246

Coffin, Golden hair in a, 321

“Comptes de Roy René, Les,” 28, 29, 60, 182, 213, 266, 331, 336, 337, 346

Conclave, A sacred, 157

“Confrèrerie de la Passion, La,” 256

“Conquête de la Doulce Mercy, La,” 23, 324-326

Cooking, Art of, 53, 211, 339

Coronations, Royal, 41-43, 165-168, 237, 274, 275

Correcte, Friar Thomas, 186-188

Country life, Joys of a, 318, 321, 322, 340

Court, A frivolous, 190

“Courts of Love,” 35, 37, 42, 320

Courtiers, see Nobles

Craftsmen:

Colin d’Angers, 302;

Juan d’Arragona, 27;

Jean Butort, 60;

François Castargis, 267;

Jehan Dueceux, 60;

Julien Guillot, 60;

Henri Henniquin, 27;

Jehan le Gracieux, 27;

Jehan de Nicholas, 27;

Guillaume le Pelletier, 27;

Guillaume de la Planche, 266;

Luigi Rubbotino, 27;

Guillaume Real (chef), 339;

Jean Tubande, 271

Craftswomen:

Marguerite Chamberlayne, 273;

Demoiselle Collette, 346;

Jehanne Despert, 27

Cry, A piteous, 173

Cupid’s ways, 87, 140, 310

“Curse on life! A,” 313, 314

Dame de Courrages, La, 180, 181

Dancing fool, A, 251

Dare-devils, 221-223

Day, An ill-omened, 296

Delicacies, 48, 53

“Devils at home,” 315

Devils and hobby-horses, 338

Disguise, A royal, 34, 47

Divorce, A royal, 218, 219

Dowries, Royal, 49, 70, 76, 114, 127, 196, 198, 218, 259, 317, 346, 347

Dress, A reformer of, 186-189

Dresses, Gorgeous, 233, 234, 266, 267, 311

Elopement, A royal, 138, 139

Emperors:

Charlemagne, 282, 307;

Lothair, 95;

Otto III., 32;

Robert III., 95;

Sigismund, 118, 119, 253;

Wenceslas, 212

Erotic ascendancy, 197

Farewell, A sad, 269

Fashions, 48, 49, 55, 56, 67, 186, 187, 194, 195, 202, 267

Favourites, Royal:

Pandolfo Alopo, 222, 223;

Sergianni Caracciolo, 223, 228-231, 237, 238;

Sforza da Colignola, 222, 223, 228-232;

Bartolommeo Colleone, 224;

Braccio Fortebraccio, 229-232

Feast of Folly, 37

Fête Dieu at Aix, La, 337, 338

Fête des Fous, La, 210

Fêtes and sports, see Merrymakings

Fierbois, The sword of, 154, 160, 166

Flagellations, 181

Foix, Cardinal de, 317

Foul deed, A, 298

Foul-play, 182-184, 205, 206, 218

Gardens:

Lovely Tarascon, 50;

Bar-le-Duc, 80;

Aversa, 234, 235;

Les Baux, 320, 321

Garters, Chained, 267

“Gaya Ciencia, La,” 31, 36, 37, 46, 53

Genoa, Maiden offering at, 314

Girls, Character of, 45;

tribute of, 128

“Give me René d’Anjou!” 143

Glee-maidens, 31, 35, 256, 274

Glory of France, Everything for the, 200

Golden Rose, The, 119

“Grey wolf of Anjou, The,” 304

Grotto, Voices in a, 235

Hard-heads, 36

Hairdressing, 49, 67, 148, 164, 187, 194, 195, 202, 204, 261, 266, 267, 268, 311

Hair in a coffin, Golden, 321

Harvest of a quiet eye, 350

Heart, A pierced, 290

Herring, Only one, 290

Highwaymen, 33, 132

“Hold your tongue!” 230

Honour, Dames and Maids of, 186, 222, 226, 234, 264

“Hope of England, The,” 298

Horsewoman, A splendid, 150, 151

Hostages, Royal, 113-116, 120

Jacques d’Arc, 143, 144, 167

Jeanne d’Arc, “La Pucelle,” 83-87, 143-173, 189-192, 236, 253

“Jeanne soit bonne,” 145

Jehanne de Laval, see Queens

Jehanne the Inspirer, 330

Jewels, 35, 43, 49, 56, 80, 128, 196, 202, 203, 234, 247, 266-268, 275, 276, 289, 309, 315, 335, 346, 349, 354

Jews, 240

Joke, A royal, 61

Kings:

Alfonso, “The Magnanimous,” of Aragon-Sicily-Naples, 75, 117, 124, 126, 128, 130, 224, 225, 227-235, 241-258, 280, 334

Andrew of Hungary, 217, 246

Charles IV., “The Fair,” of France, 177

Charles V. of France, 82

Charles VI. of France, 40, 44, 55, 63-65, 68, 179-181, 193, 209, 265, 276, 308

Charles VII. of France, 63-65, 81-85, 88, 91, 109-111, 117, 126, 132, 154-199, 200-215, 236, 239, 251-254, 260-264, 269-279, 331

Charles VIII. of France, 294, 347

Charles II. of Naples, 333

Charles III. of Naples, 216, 217, 220

Edward IV. of England, 281-286 292-304

Ferdinand of Aragon, 221, 227

Ferdinand I. of Naples, 252, 335

Henry IV. of England, 295

Henry V. of England, 56, 65, 72, 181, 184

Henry VI. of England, 138, 260-263, 272-304, 363

Henry II. of France, 196

Iago II. of Aragon, 36

James III. of Scotland, 285, 290

Jean II., “The Good,” of France, 29, 32, 44, 65, 67, 73, 80, 127

Juan I. of Aragon, 32-49, 334

Juan II. of Aragon-Catalonia, 334

Juan III. of Aragon-Catalonia, see Jean d’Anjou

Ladislaus of Naples, 216-220

Louis IX. (St. Louis) of France, 51, 176

Louis XI. of France, 85, 175, 197-205, 214, 232, 264, 286-296, 300-304, 326, 335, 347

Louis I. of Sicily-Anjou, 29, 39-44, 58, 73, 118

Louis II. of Sicily-Anjou, 29, 39, 40-46, 55-67, 73, 85, 93, 99, 174-176, 207, 217-219, 332

Louis III. of Sicily-Anjou, 57-64, 68-76, 82-89, 117, 121, 165-169, 185-188, 212, 225-246, 320

Martino of Aragon-Sicily, 30, 42, 62

René of Sicily-Anjou-Naples, 17-356

Robert of Naples, 217

Philip V., “The Tall,” of France, 177

King, A libertine, 218;

meagre fare of a, 182;

Most Valiant (?), 195;

skit on a, 201

Kisses, 47, 52, 75, 137, 152, 195, 201, 208, 209, 226, 255, 257, 269, 335

“L’Abuzé en Court,” 24, 327, 328

“Lady of his thoughts, The,” 310

Lady of the Crest, 306, 310, 311

“La Française,” 275, 279, 280

“La Royne Blanche,” 85, 112, 161, 166, 173

Laval, Françoise de Dinan, Countess of, 308

Guy XIII., Count of, 68, 87, 135-137, 162, 170, 307-312, 316, 317, 355

Guy XIV., Count of, 307

Isabelle of Brittany, Countess of, 307

Jehanne of, see Queens

Pierre of, 307, 309, 317

Yolande of, 307

“Le Bon Roy,” 318, 321, 322, 324, 326, 332, 338, 343

Legends:

Nôtre Dame de Sousterre, 35;

St Catherine les Baux, 320, 321;

St. Frisette de Reims, 164;

St. Martha of Bethany, 50, 51, 333;

St. Maximin d’Aix, 333;

St. Radegonde de Tours, 157;

St. Renatus d’Angers, 59, 60

Leonora, Fair, 225, 231-235

“Le Sauve-garde de ma Vie,” 340

Les Baux, Alix, Countess of, 319

Cécile of, “La Passe Rose,” 320

Douce of, 320

Étiennette of, 320

Jehanne of, 319

Raymond, Count of, 320

Robert Beaufort, Count of, “Le Fléau de Provence,” 319

“Les Tards-Venus,” 319

Library, A famous, 120

“Ligue de Quatre, La,” 73

Likeness in a lance, A, 331

“Like Queen Giovanna!” 217

Lioness at bay, Like a, 303

Lorraine, Adelebert, Duke of, 95

Charles II., Duke of, 88, 95, 96, 98-104, 121, 143, 148-151, 163, 171, 244, 245

Isabelle of, see Queens

Jehan, Count of, 95

Margaret of Bavaria, Duchess of, 95-100, 104, 105, 110-115, 118, 121, 148-153, 254

Marie of, Dame de Soissons, 95

Raoul, Duke of, 105

René II., Duke of, 336, 347, 348

The Pride of, 94, 98, 151, 156

Love of all the boys, 257

Love, Courts of:

Bar le Duc, 35;

Zaragoza, 37;

Barcelona, 42;

Les Baux, 320

Love, The Chamber of, 320

Love Lady-Day, 281, 282

Loves of Louis and Yolanda, 46

Charles and Agnes, 192-200

Charles Dunois and Marie d’Anjou, 208, 209

Louis and Leonora, 225-235

Love’s rosebush, 97

“Magali,” 330

Maiden tribute, 316

Maids of Honour, 186, 222, 226, 234, 264

Maignelais, Antoinette de, 193, 198

Catherine de, 193

Malady, A terrible, 276

Margaret d’Anjou, see Queens

Margaret, Truce of, 281

Marguerites, 268, 271, 274

“Mariage, Quinze Joyes de,” 77

Marriage ring torn off, 219

Martyrdom, A royal, 172, 173

Matchmaking, 35, 39, 64, 65, 70-73, 76, 86-88, 91, 127, 218, 220, 256, 257, 259, 293, 294

Matrimonial pros and cons, 99, 100

Matrons, A panel of, 83, 157, 158, 191

Mermaid, A Sicilian, 226

“Merrie Mol, Une,” 289

Merrymakings, 31, 35-37, 46, 48, 50-54, 61, 72, 91, 104, 134, 135, 139, 234, 256, 265, 338

Millionaires, Royal, 58, 62, 182, 212

Montereau, Derouillée de, 206

“Mortifiement de Vaine Plaisance, Le,” 23, 317

Mottoes:

“Amour et foy” (Isabelle de Lorraine), 142;

“Ardent désir” (King René), 134;

“Fides vitat servata” (King René), title-page

Murder, 222, 223, 298, 299

Mystery plays, 38, 52, 265, 274, 337, 338

Natural children, 30, 68, 196, 220, 227, 252

Nobles and Courtiers:

Agout, Raymond d’, 44, 45

Aigle, Jean, Lord de l’, 60

Amboise, Louis d’, 206

Andrews, William (Private Secretary to Henry VI.), 268

Avellino, Robert, Count of, 245

Barbazan, Armand, 109, 158, 162, 168

Baudricourt, Robert de, 147, 148

Beauvais, Pierre de, 68

Beauvau, Bertrand de, Lord of Precigny, 267, 346, 347

Beauvau, Louis de, 20, 26, 137, 312, 317

Beauprémont, Pierre de, 258

Belleneve, Louis Jehan, Lord of, 347

Biège, Pierre de, 68

Brézé, Jacques de, Count of Maulevrier, 196

Brézé, Louis de, 196

Brézé, Pierre de, 287, 288

Breslay, René de, 350

Cabarus, Vidal di, 244

Capua, Andrea di, 219

Champchevier, Jules, 261

Charantais, Jehan, 225

Charny, Adolphe de, 258

Châtel, Tanneguy de, 20, 182, 184

Clifford, Lord, 283, 284

Cœur, Jacques, 182, 212

Coëtivi, Olivier de, 196

Cossé, Thibault de, 350

Couldray, Lord of, 316

Courrages, Lord of, 180, 181

Coyrant, Yovunet, 61

Crepin, Jehan, 76

Dunois, Count Charles (le Bâtard d’Orléans), 159, 161, 168, 207-211

Escose, Jean d’, 274

Falstaff, Sir John, 261

Fenestranger, Jehan de, 125

Flavy, Guillaume de, 81

Fortescue, Sir John, 292

Gaudel, Antoine de, 258

Gris, Jehan de, 180

Harancourt, Gerard de, 125

Harancourt, Jacques de, 125

Hérault, Alain le, 28

La Hire, 159, 161, 168, 182

Lenoncourt, Philippe de, 30

Laval, Guy de, 87

Louvet, Étienne, 207

Luxembourg, Jehan de, 78

Maçon, Robert de, 83

Mahiers, Jacquemain de, 349

Maignelais, Raoul de, 193

Mailly, Hardoin de, 186

Mattaincourt, Jehan de, 81

Maulevrier, Jacques Odon de, 186

Metz, Jehan de, 148

Mezières, Louis de Maine, Lord of, 68

Montague, Lord, 284

Montelar, Charles di, Baron, 244

Moraens, François de la Vignolles de, 304, 305

Morien, Jehan de, 44, 45

Oxford, Earl of, 293

Pastis, Jehan de, 349

Pulligny, Hugues de, 32

Remerville, Guillaume de, 355

Roche, Philippe de Pot, de la, 288

Roches, Guillaume Chevalier des, 60

Ruthen, Lord Guy de, 282

St. Aubin, Pierre, Abbé de, 60

Salisbury, Earl of, 281, 282, 284

Sancerre, Antoine de Benil, Count of, 196

Sarrebouche, Robert de, 78

Sérancourt, Jehan de, 28

Somerset, Duke of, 279, 281, 287, 297

Sorel, Jehan de, 193

Suffolk, Earl of, 132, 138, 262, 264, 270

Toreglia, Giovanni di, 251

Toulongeon, Antoine de, 109, 110

Trémouille, Pierre de, 158, 161, 168, 207

Valorey, Barthélèmy de, 68

Valorey, Gabriel de, 68

Villerequier, André de, 198

Warwick, Earl of, 281-284, 292-297

Wenlock, Lord, 297

Westmoreland, Earl of, 295

Xaintrailles, Pothon de, 207

Nuptials, Royal, 41, 48, 49, 81, 86, 87, 91, 101, 123, 138, 179, 181, 204, 217, 218, 221, 256, 264, 272, 273, 295, 317

Obsequies, Royal, 40, 41, 57, 58, 66, 67, 68, 72, 92, 121, 122, 132, 135, 214, 219, 241, 258, 300, 314, 315, 344, 345, 349, 354

Ode, A funeral, 356

“Oh fie! Oh fie!”, 262

Orders:

of the Sturgeon, 26;

of the Plough, 26;

de la Fidélité, 79;

Toison d’Or, 115;

du Croissant, 136;

Golden Rose, 119, 342

Oriflamme, “The Maid’s” white, 153, 167, 169

Pack of cards, A famous, 212

Pageant of the Peasant, The, 329

Painters:

Fra Angelico, 20;

Petrus Christus, 79;

Hubert Van Eyck, 19, 20, 79;

Jan Van Eyck, 19, 20, 79;

Jean Focquet, 19;

Colantonio del Fiore, 20;

Angiolo Franco, 20;

Hans of Antwerp, 260;

Fra Filippo Lippi, 20;

Jehannot le Flament, 19, 312;

Antonio Solario (“Il Zingaro”), 20, 242;

Paolo Ucello, 20

Pastoral, A royal, 322

Payments, Quaint, 271-273

Peach, Bite a, 206

Pilgrimage, A warlike, 159-161

Plot, A royal, 231

“Plucking the turkey,” 36

Poison, 89, 205, 206, 218, 313, 342

“Polluyon,” Ceremony of the, 105

Poniard, A jewelled, 238;

a stealthy, 320

Popes:

Benedict XIII., 69;

Boniface IX., 219;

Clement VII., 40;

Eugenius IV., 125, 130, 250;

John XXIII., 80;

Martin V., 229;

Nicholas V., 332;

Sixtus IV., 25

Porta, Giovanni de la (King René’s confessor), 332

Poverty, Royal, 181, 182

Presents, Extraordinary, 273, 274;

splendid, 186, 346, 347

Preux chevaliers, 87, 96, 236, 287, 314

Prince, An ugly, 175, 176, 203

Princes:

Alençon, Jehan, Count of, 86

Alençon, Charles, Duke of, 264, 270

Anjou, see Anjou

Aragon, Juan of, 221

Aragon, Pedro of, 124

Armagnac, Henri, Count of, 183, 260

Austria, Ladislaus, Archduke of, 211

Austria, Leopold III., Duke of, 218

Austria, William, Duke of, 218

Baden, James, Marquis of, 96, 107

Bavaria, Louis of, 109, 123

Bar, see Bar

Bedford, John, Duke of, 161, 169

Berg, Arnould, Duke of, 77

Berry, Charles, Duke of, 205, 206

Bourbon, Charles, Duke of, 91

Bourbon, Louis, Duke of, 62

Bourbon, Jacques of, 221, 222

Brittany, see Brittany

Brunswick, Otto of, 217

Burgundy, see Burgundy

Castile, Ferdinand of, 40, 63

Charolois, Count of, 289

Clarence, Duke of, 295

Foix, Gaston de, Count, 211

Gaunt, John of, 295

Gravina, Charles Durazzo, Count of, 217

Gloucester, Humphrey, Duke of, 262, 274, 275, 277, 279

Lorraine, see Lorraine

Luxembourg, Henri, Count of, 27

Luxembourg, John, Duke of, 171

Luxembourg, Pierre of, 256, 259, 265

Marche, Robert, Count de la, 259

Milan, Filippo Maria Visconti, Duke of, 241, 250

Milan, Francesco Sforza, Duke of, 130, 250, 280

Montfort, see Brittany

Nevers, Charles of Bruges, 259, 262, 309, 312

Nevers, Philippe, Count of, 259

Orange, Louis of, 81

Orsini, Raimondo of, 219

Savoy, Amadeo VIII., Duke of, 211, 238

Taranto, Charles III., Prince of, 176

Taranto, Jehan de Beaux-Taranto, 176

Taranto, Lodovico of, 217

Vendôme, Antoine, Duke of, 62

Wales, Edward, Prince of, 277-279, 282-288, 293-300

Würtemberg, Ulric VII., Count of, 123

York, Edward, Duke of, 264, 270, 275-280

Princesses:

Anjou, Blanche of, 68, 254, 267

Anjou, Margaret of, see Queens

Anjou, Yolande of, Countess of Montfort, 86

Anjou, Yolande of, Countess of Vaudémont, see Vaudémont

Aragon, Juanita of, 30, 35, 38

Armagnac, Isabelle of, 260

Austria, Anne, Duchess of, 259

Baden, Catherine, Marchioness of, 96

Bar, Bonne of, 34, 80

Bar, Marie of France, Duchess of, 32, 34, 49, 69, 80

Bar, Violante of, see Queens

Bavaria, Elizabeth of, 118

Beaufort, Joanna, of Ghent, 295

Bourbon, Anne, Duchess of, 289, 290

Bourbon, Marie of, see Queens

Brittany, Isabelle of, 72, 85

Brittany, Yolande, Countess of Montfort, 86

Burgundy, Catherine of, 62, 70, 71, 76

France, Catherine of (daughter of Charles VII.), 214

Catherine of (natural daughter of Charles VII.), 196

Jeanne of (daughter of Charles VII.), 173, 211, 214

Jeanne of (natural daughter of Charles VII.), 196

Madeleine of (daughter of Charles VII.), 211, 214

Margaret of (natural daughter of Charles VII.), 196

Margaret of (daughter of King Philippe V.), 176

Yolande of (daughter of Charles VII.), 211, 214

Harcourt, Marie of, 28

Laval, Françoise de Dinan, Countess of, 308

Laval, Yolande of, 307

Les Baux, Alix, Countess of, 319

Cécile of, 320

Douce of, 320

Étiennette of, 320

Jehanne of, 319

Lorraine, Isabelle of, see Queens

Lorraine, Margaret of Bavaria, Duchess of, see Lorraine

Lorraine, Marie of, Dame de Soissons, 95

Luxembourg, Blanche of, 177

Luxembourg, Jehanne of, 177

Marche, Jeanne de la, 259

Provence, Beatrix, Countess of, 216

Vaudémont, Anna, Countess of, 125, 138

Vaudémont, Margaret of (granddaughter of King René), 343

Vaudémont, Yolande of Anjou, Countess of, see Vaudémont

Wales, Anne Neville, Princess of, 294-299

Würtemberg, Sophie, Countess of, 95

“Priez pour la Bonne Jehanne,” 352

Prisoner, A royal, 115, 116

Progresses, Royal, 33, 40, 44, 46, 47, 62, 107, 127, 185, 269-271, 274, 296, 319

Quatrain, A royal, 179

Queen:

Bath of, 242;

begs alms, 247;

borrows a farthing, 290;

bountiful, 351;

dances on highway, 33;

day in the life of a, 242;

Epitaph on a, 305;

“great,” 93, 141, 143, 150, 305;

handiwork of a, 341;

heroic, 189, 290;

intrepid, 253;

knighted, 285;

last words of, 205;

leprous, 304;

letters of a, 213, 244;

noblest of France, 215;

of beauty, 135, 309, 311;

of hearts, 42, 195;

of Queens, 310;

of roses, 306;

prisoner, 232;

robber and, 288;

speech of a, 185, 290;

state entry of Queens, 35, 50, 81, 103, 105, 106, 202, 257, 274, 317

Queens:

Blanche of Navarre-France, 334

Bonne of Luxembourg-France, 44

Catherine of Valois-England, 56, 65

Charlotte of Savoy-France, 214, 286, 294

Constance of Clermont-Naples, 218

Giovanna I. of Naples, 217, 246

Giovanna II. of Naples, 66, 75, 89, 116-121, 217-252, 333, 357

Isabeau of Bavaria-France, 40, 51-59, 63-68, 177-186, 190, 206, 216, 262

Isabelle of Lorraine-Sicily-Anjou-Naples, 77, 86-88, 90, 91, 94-142, 166-169, 185, 193, 206, 239-259, 264, 269-279, 280, 313-318, 338

Jehanne of Laval-Sicily-Anjou, 135, 203, 264, 291, 303, 306-356

Margaret of Anjou-England, 85, 125, 134-140, 244, 253-305, 310, 313, 331, 336, 337

Margaret of Savoy-Sicily-Anjou-Naples, 73, 89, 90, 122, 123, 130, 139, 235, 237, 240-247

Margaret of Durazzo-Naples, 216-220

Margaret of Scotland-France, 203, 205, 313, 314

Margaret of Denmark-Scotland, 285

Maria of Lusignan-Naples, 218

of Sicily, 42

Marie of Anjou-France, 58-64, 68-70, 82-85, 90, 91, 139, 158, 165, 170, 173, 174-215, 236, 261, 264-266, 269, 286, 291, 313, 326, 342

Marie of Châtillon-Sicily-Anjou-Naples, 39-41, 45, 47, 57, 58, 353

Marie of Bourbon-Calabria-Catalonia, 91, 127, 134, 135, 204

Marie of Enghien-Naples, 219

Yolanda of Bar-Aragon, 30, 35-47, 98

Yolanda of Aragon-Sicily-Anjou-Naples, 30-93, 98-104, 112, 117-121, 127, 142, 150, 158-160, 166, 169, 174-179, 185, 188, 197, 203, 207-209, 225, 236, 239, 243-247, 249, 258, 263, 266, 307, 312, 319, 334, 341

Ransom, A King’s, 65, 117, 118, 119

“Regnault et Jehanneton,” 23, 322-324

Relics, 29, 333, 334

René of Anjou, King, 17-356;

titles of, 17, 101;

character of, 18, 106;

occupations of, 18, 19, 120;

painter, 20, 21;

miniaturist, 21, 22;

writer and poet, 22, 23, 81;

a bosom friend of, 24;

letters of, 25;

patron of crafts, 26, 27;

accessibility of, 27;

generosity of, 28;

devotion to relics, 29;

his winecup, 29;

travels of, 20;

tutors, 77;

arms, 78;

marriages of, 101, 317;

in prison, 88, 110, 112;

“La Pucelle” and, 149, 150, 151;

love of nature, 213, 322;

his heart, 349;

signature, 356

Rings, 49, 137, 219, 272, 335, 354

“Rose, The Golden,” 119, 342

Roses at Christmas, 306, 316;

in Temple Gardens, 306;

Queen of, 306;

showers of, 226;

Wars of the, 279-300

Royal hussy, A, 257

“St. Madeleine preaching,” 21

Sand, Writing in, 208, 209

Sash, Tripped on a, 128

Scales, The Lady Emma de, 268

Scapegoat, A, 105

“Scourge of France, The,” 68

Sculptors:

Della Robbia, 20;

Pietro da Milano, 316;

Francesco Laurana, 355

Second marriage advocated, 316

“She wolf, The,” 299

Silver swans, 282

Sisters, Unfortunate, 177

Slanders, 84, 156, 191, 206, 207, 241, 277, 278

Snails, Horns of, 187

Sorel, Agnes, 91, 111, 170, 171, 178, 182, 194-199, 255, 264

“Soul and Heart,” a dialogue, 318

Stabbed to death, 196, 238

Stories:

a lost diamond, 346;

a pathetic, 313;

a pretty, 55, 208, 209;

a romantic, 225-235;

a tragic, 180, 181

Tapestries, Rich, 179, 185

Taxes, Queen Yolande’s, 76

Tempests at sea, 271, 287, 296

The “Cokke John,” 271

Theatre, The French, 265

“This is Queen Margaret!” 299

Three Graces of Armagnac, 260

Toast, A popular, 164

“Too much blood!” 131

Tournaments, 135, 136, 139, 265, 308-312, 315, 329

Tournament prizes, 311, 312

Tower, In the, 283, 290, 296, 299

“Le Tracte des Tournois,” 24

Treachery, 282, 287, 297, 298

Tribunal, An imperial, 119

Tragedy, Stories of, 180, 181, 205, 206

Troubadours, 31, 34, 35, 37, 46, 153, 212, 256, 265, 274, 318, 329;

maxims, 329;

royal, 34, 97, 268;

Queen of, 36, 42

Troubadour Laureates:

Eustache des Champs-Morel, 34;

Jehan Durant, 153;

Guillaume de Poitou, 329

Troublous times, 58, 59, 62, 64, 65, 201, 202, 236, 237, 246, 248

Trousseaux, Royal, 32, 43, 49, 50, 266

Tutors, Royal:

Jan Van Eyck, 19;

Jehan de Proviesey, 77;

Antoine de la Salle, 77, 288;

Philippe de Lenoncourt, 125;

Sir John Fortescue, 292

Vaudémont, Anna, Countess of, 125, 138

Antoine, Count of, 62, 88, 104, 108, 109, 111-113, 119, 120, 138, 149, 255, 260

Ferri, Count of, 113, 137, 138, 215, 260, 263, 265, 292, 303, 312, 328, 348

Margaret of (granddaughter of King René), 343

René, Duke of Lorraine (grandson of King René), 336, 347, 348

Yolande d’Anjou, Countess of, 63, 70, 85, 87, 113, 125, 134, 138, 140, 244, 254-257, 260, 265, 291, 292, 347, 348

Venus di Milo, 48

Village gossip, 146

Virago, A royal, 111-114, 124, 130, 169, 192-200, 261, 275, 280

Visconti, see Princes

“Voices” The, 144, 145, 146, 158, 159, 168

Volte face, A, 293

Widow, A girl, 122, 129, 218

Wife:

a blind, 250;

a stick for a, 77;

a much-enduring, 178;

an unfaithful, 180, 181

Wine, Delicious, 48, 211, 212, 213

Winecup, A famous, 29

Witchcraft, 177, 195

“Woman, Fortune is a,” 82;

very beautiful, 307;

threats of a, 84;

A gay, 37;

vampire, 222-227

Women:

Character of, 45;

of Arles, 48;

of Genoa, 128;

paramount, 178;

gay, 159, 200, 206

Word, A Duke’s, 116

Worldly-wise canons, 200

Writers and Chroniclers:

Martial d’Auvergne, 139

Louis de Beauvau, 26

Jean Bourdigne, 58

Philippe de Commines, 204, 314

Viollet le Duc, 163

Neron, F. Faraglia, 242

Louis de Grasse, 139

Pierre de Hurion, 26

Pierre Mathieu, 18

Enguerrand de Monstrelet, 187, 188, 214

Jehan Pasquerelle, 85

Étienne Pasquier, 111

Jehan de Perin, 26

Antoine de la Salle, 258

Jean Juvenal des Ursins, 49, 50, 176

Yolanda d’Arragona, see Queens

“You may go!” 108

“You villains!” 132

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