Supplemental 13: Stories from the Burgundian Court

Illustrations depicting stories from the Cent Nouvelles Nouvelles. These images come from a 15th Century manuscript in the University of Glasgow’s special collections, the only surviving manuscript of the Cent Nouvelles Nouvelles and possibly one of the first produced.

The Cent Nouvelles Nouvelles is a collection of 100 Stories told at the Burgundian Court compiled around 1450. In this episode some of my fellow History Podcasters will relate 10 of these stories (see timestamps below). An English Translation of the Cent Nouvelles Nouvelles by Robert B. Douglas can be found on Project Guteburg if you would like to follow along or read the rest of the stories.

And don’t forget to listen to Episode 62: The Bastards of Burgundy to hear about some of the Duke’s own affairs and illegitimate children.

3:36 – Story 1 – The Reverse of the Medal – Read By Jerry from Presidencies of the United States

19:51 – Story 5 – The Duel with the Buckle Strap – Read by David from The Siecle

28:09 – Story 6 – The Drunkard in Paradise – Read by Fry from Pontifacts

35:08 – Story 15 – The Clever Nun – Read by Bry from Pontifacts

41:26 – Story 21 – The Abbess Cured – Read by Ethan from The History of How We Play

51:15 – Story 46 – How the Nun Paid for the Pears – Read by Theresa from Attack of the Final Girls and No Time To Bleed

57:11 – Story 58 – Scorn for Scorn – Read by David from Tudoriferous

1:01:32 – Story 71 — The Considerate Cuckold – Read by Jane (My Fiance)

1:05:38 – Story 96 – A Good Dog – Read by Joe from Prime Factors

1:09:37 – Story 99 – The Metamorphosis – Read by Roberto from Tsar Power and A History of Saqartvelo Georgia

Sources

Les Cent Nouvelles Nouvelles edited by Antoine de la Salle trans. by Robert B. Douglas

Philip the Good by Richard Vaughan

The Cent Nouvelles Nouvelles: Text and Paratext, Codex and Context A collaborative study edited by Graeme Small

‘Les cent nouvelles nouvelles’: A linguistic study of MS Glasgow Hunter 252 by Geoffrey Roger