Barbara Tuchman. The mystery of the XIV century (№ 396995)

Honore Bonet, prior of the Benedictine Abbey of Salon in Provence, was to some extent connected with the house of the Duke of Anjou. In 1382-1386 years Beaune lived in Avignon, when he recorded observations of events in which participated de coucy. The treatise "Tree of battles" is a reflection on the right on the war and its inevitable moral and social consequences. The purpose of writing this book, according to Bonn, was an attempt to find the answer to the causes of "the great disturbances and atrocities" of his time. To the question "Can the world live without conflicts?" Bon answered without equivocation: "No, cannot".