For this conclusion there is also questionable evidence, as the poems which have been cited to support these interpretations are not widwly considered to be autobiographical.

By about age 24, Froissart left Hainault and entered the service of Philippa of Hainault, queen consort of Edward III of England, in 1361 or 1362. This service, which would have lasted until the queen's death in 1369, has often been presented as including a position of court