A historical panorama that revives a turbulent time (as all periods). Delays which probably contribute to the strength of evocation. There are the figures of Charles VI, Charles VII. We see Joan of Arc, Louis XI and the famous Henry V, the victor of Agincourt. The costumes and scenery seem antique. One has the impression of approaching the figure of Prince Charles, "the black-clad heart," victim of history with his great ax. But these are probably the limits of the genre, we stay away from the poet. Back hence his poems and pages that Jean Tardieu devoted to it.