Manuscript Letters of Richard Duke of York, announcing the agreement of a truce between England and Burgundy

Richard Duke of York was Lieutenant Governor of France and Normandy and this elegantly written document is of great historical significance as it may be said to mark the beginning of the end of the English attempt to control France. It carries a richly ornamented seal in a fine state of preservation and evern more unusually the counter seal as well. Add itional Charter 75749. Illustrated as plate I of AR

Item date: 1443
Grant Value: 260
Item cost: Not recorded
Item date acquired: 1971
Item institution: British Library
Town/City: London