Jean Creton (fl. 1386–1420) was a medieval French historian and poet[1] who served as valet de chambre[2] (or squire)[3] to King Charles VI of France in the late fourteenth century. He is most notable, however, for his chronicle[note 1] (written in verse) that he wrote of his travels to England in 1399,[2] where he was an eyewitness to the deposition of King Richard II.[5] Although he seems to have visited for the purposes of "amusement and to see the country,"[6] with a now unknown companion,[2] he witnessed at first hand[3] the events leading up to the deposition of King Richard II of England by his cousin Henry Bolingbroke.[2] It has been described as the "fullest and most circumstantial" of the various contemporary narratives.[7]
- ^ Palmer 2004.
- ^ a b c d Given-Wilson 1993, p. 138.
- ^ a b Jones 2008, p. 144.
- ^ Gransden 1996, p. 161 + n.21.
- ^ Oliver 2010, p. 185.
- ^ Gransden 1996, p. 161.
- ^ Saul 1999, p. 414.
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