 Of the three copies (not all complete) in the Royal manuscripts, British Library, representing most of what survives from the medieval English royal library, one may have come to England after the capture of King John II of France 1356 at the battle of Poitiers (Ms Royal 19 D. ii).An unusually late copy, never finished, was begun in Calais in 1487, commissioned by the Treasurer of the English enclave for presentation to the new Henry VII of England.The miniatures that were completed seem to be by English artists.