Translation footnotesBook 11 She was actually the youngest daughter. 2 He was blind. 3 Understand: 'who had killed his father'. Book 21 The term 'prelate' could be used here. However, since it can have a non-ecclesiastical meaning I ... 2 I have opted for the term 'burghers' here which is derived from German/Dutch. According to the S ... 3 'A small door or gate made in, or placed beside, a large one, for ingress and egress when the la ... 4 'the governor of a castle', Shorter Oxford English Dictionary. 5 Not actually called the Naples Gate, but the troops entered from the South. 6 Joan’s father was in fact Charles, duke of Calabria. 7 The appointment of a 'dean' to lead the White Hoods was perhaps an attempt to emulate legitimate ... 8 Literally called 'produce market'. This term is used by David Nicholas in Medieval Flanders. 9 I have retained the French spellings as they are used in many English texts, and explicitation w ... 10 'In France, a municipal magistrate. In Belgium, a civic dignitary next in rank to the mayor.’Sho ... 11 '(The territory subject to) the jurisdiction of a castle', Shorter Oxford English Dictionary. 12 'The mayor of a Dutch or Flemish town', Shorter Oxford English Dictionary. 13 Marguerite of Artois’ grand-daughter. 14 'head of president of a chapter, or of a community of religious people, a prior; a chief dignita ... 15 Rhetorical device 16 As a trophy 17 The lord of Coucy 18 'a part of a town or city lying outside the gates (a suburb)', Shorter Oxford English Dictionary ... 19 'A long pipelike ulcer; an abnormal passage between two internal structures of the body or betwe ... 20 'Captains of fifty men'. The term occurs in English translations of Victor Hugo (e.g. The Hunchb ... 21 A roundabout route. 22 Sint Pieters. 23 King of Castile. 24 Light horsemen of the Spanish army. 25 The Shepherds' Crusade, or 'croisade des pastoureaux' began in Normandy in 1320, when a shepherd ... 26 This makes no sense, as Brentford is in SW London, and the rebels appear to be following the Can ... 27 Froissart provides a French translation here which has been omitted. 28 Saint John’s Priory, Clerkenwell. 29 Towards the middle of the morning. 30 A heavy, slightly curved and broad-bladed sword. 31 Dominicans. Book 31 Or bastide. 2 Not a king: Count Baldwin V of Flanders. 3 The Psalms 144, The Holy Bible, King James Version (2000) from www.bartleby.com/108/19/144.html. ... 4 Miniver / menuvair / minutus varius: Baltic squirrel; 'furs made of bellies only, white with a l ... 5 [outer court of a castle] basse cour, base court, lower court, outer ward. 6 Benedictines. |