On 13th April a tripartite agreement had been formalised between England, Burgundy, and Brittany. The Treaty of Amiens was a defensive treaty in which each of the states agreed to aid each other in the…
Oliver Clisson had been one of Charles V’s senior ministers. Upon the accession of Charles VI he and other ministers, later terms the Marmousets by Froissart, saw their roles diminished as the young kings uncles…
Pierronne of Brittany was a contemporary of Joan of Arc. Like Joan, she was involved in military campaigns, and was also executed by being burnt at the stake. Pierronne was a visionary, claiming to have…
Jeanne de Clisson was born in Belleville-sur-Vie in the year 1300. Coming from a noble family, she is also known as Jeanne de Belleville or The Lioness of Brittany. Her life is a remarkable example…