The '100-year war' also known as the 'Chronicles of the Hundred-year war' is a comprehensive narrative from our distant past. The information was collected by Jean Froissart over a period of thirty years containing historical accounts of the life of Europe during the 14th century. The Chronicles were originally written by hand and published into four gigantic volumes! Over the last 630 years several translations were undertaken. This authors' book series uses the best, "French to English" version undertaken by Thomas Jones Esq, in 1803 to 1810. In this translation the original four volumes were divided into twelve volumes with almost 5,000 pages total. Volume One includes important information about the fascinating life of Jean Froissart. He was a historian, poet, priest, canon, and treasurer of the Church of Chimay, born in Valenciennes, a town in Hainault around 1337. He was a confident, trustworthy friend and acquaintance to sovereigns, queens, knights, royalties, and noble men. Froissart traveled through Europe, became secretary to the queen of England, and was known as an interested listener who was inspired by all the stories he heard. Here you will learn about true history from a person who experienced it. He tells of fair and wicked fights, noble behavior, and intrigue, even of slaughter and brutal murders! This book includes hundreds of stories about kings, aristocrats, knights and their incredible destinies! These volumes were edited and corrected by the Author to include lots of splendid illustrations and published so this important part of our history will not be forgotten! If you like to read about 14th Century Europe, this is the book for you! What are you waiting for? Take a piece of history home today with this book and relive the events!
About the Author: About the Scribe, Born in the middle of the last century in Berlin, Germany, Klaus Schwanitz received a solid education in business. He worked independently as an entrepreneur and general manager for several large companies. In the 1980's he worked in the field of Data processing centers with security equipment that fought against terrorism and dealt with preventing catastrophic events. A quarter of a century ago he moved with his wife and child to Pennsylvania to introduce advanced European security ideas and products to the United States market. Today he lives on the East Coast of Florida and since 1995 he has worked as an entrepreneur in the computer industry. Nevertheless, he still has enough time to let his imagination run free as he pursues his passion of writing. He started with some novels until he decided to focus more on serious matters of importance-like our history. This history buff revives old historical books, documentations, and accounts by bringing the almost lost and forgotten past back to life! With over forty books and many short stories there is sure to be something entertaining for you to find in his collection of writings. Should we not learn from the past to make our future better?