Charles d'Orléans in England, 1415-1440

Studies of evidence of Charles d'Orleans as scholar, politician and poet during his 25 years of captivity in England Charles, duc d'Orléans, prince and poet, was a captive in England for twenty-five years following the battle of Agincourt. The studies in this volume, by European and American scholars, focus on his life and actions during that time, and show him as a serious and learned reader, a cunning political figure (accomplished in the skills that would impress the English nobility around h