The work by Enguerrand de Monstrelet, Governor of Cambrai, covers the years 1400 to 1444. The section given below deals with events in France from 1428 to 1430, focusing on the rise of Joan of Arc, and ending with her capture. Chapters not dealing with military events have been omitted.| De Re Militari
Aeneas Sylvius Piccolomini, a statesman, poet and humanist, ascended to the Papal throne as Pius II in 1458. Writing in the third person, his work, the Commentaries of Pius II is part autobiography, memoir, diary and history. Much of his work revolves around the warfare and politics of Italy, but he also makes many remarks on events further away, including the following item on Joan of Arc. The text below starts just after Joan arrives in the presence of the Dauphin and asks for an army to re...| De Re Militari
Buonaccorso Pitti, who wrote a diary of his life, was a Florentine businessman who went into exile from his city in 1382. His travels took him to the Low Countries and France, where he acted as a money lender and professional gambler, and made strong connections with the French royal court. Pitti also served in several French campaigns, first against Flanders and afterwards against English troops. He also refers to the battle of Courtrai, fought in 1302, which was actually written in th...| De Re Militari