# Endnotes explained — Chivalry

> Chapter companion for Chivalry by James Branch Cabell.

## What happens

The endnotes provide scholarly references and commentary on the sources and historical details used in the chronicle, including Nicolas de Caen's work, Antoine Riczi's contributions, and the regency of a queen during the French wars.

## Themes in this chapter

### Power and Queenship

The endnotes highlight a queen's capable regency during the French wars, underscoring themes of female authority and governance.

## Character check-ins

### Nicolas de Caen

Referenced as the author of the chronicle and an 'Epilogue' acknowledging Antoine Riczi.

### Antoine Riczi

Acknowledged by Nicolas de Caen for his contributions.

## Key lines

> Nicolas unaccountably omits to mention that during the French wars she had ruled England as Regent with signal capacity⁠—although this fact, as you will see more lately, is the pivot of his chronicle.

Nicolas fails to note that she served as England's regent during the French wars with great skill, a fact that later becomes central to his story.

_This omission is pointed out as significant to the chronicle's plot._

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