Froissart effectue un voyage dans le Sud-Ouest pour une mission. Il est reçu à la cour du fameux Gaston Fébus. Il se plaît à rapporter les anecdotes qu’il y a entendues et celles ayant trait aux lieux qu’il parcourt.
Jean Froissart was one of the most important of the chroniclers of medieval France. For centuries, Froissart's Chronicles have been recognized as the chief expression of the chivalric revival of the 14th century Kingdom of England and France. His history is also one of the most important sources for the first half of the Hundred Years' War.