Following the devastating battle of Agincourt in 1415 AD Bonne of Artois was left a widow when her husband Philip II Count of Nevers fell in battle and was buried in a foreign field; she then rebuilt his kingdom with a quill and ledger. As regent for her young sons she avoided the clashing of swords and embraced the weapons of intellect, diplomacy and careful record keeping. Through managing finances, signing charters and funding chapels she preserved her family legacy amid the chaos of the Hund