King Philip VI of France
Philip was born in 1293. He was a grandson of Philip III. When his cousin, King Charles IV, died in
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Author: Dan Moorhouse
Edward III goes to aid of Jacob van Artevelde
On 3 July 1345 King Edward III sailed for Sluys as a matter of urgency England’s strategy for the wars
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Origins of the War of Saint-Sardos
The English put off paying homage to Charles IV of France on 1 July 1324. It was the beginning of
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Battle of Morlaix, 30 September 1342
1341 saw a political crisis take shape as the result of the death of the Duke of Brittany without a
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Mobilisation of the French, summer 1338
French army instructed to array on 8th August 1338 Whereas the English needed to prepare for a campaign for a
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Battle of Verneuil
The Battle of Verneuil was fought between English forces and a Franco-Scottish army in support of the Dauphin on 17th
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Beginning of the Siege of Calais
4th September 1346: Beginning of the Siege of Calais Edward IIIs campaign of 1346 had taken him through Normandy, seen
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Garrison at Caen agreed a date for surrender
Caen’s garrison agreed to surrender if a relief force had not arrived by 19th September 1417 saw King Henry V
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Secret Treaty between Brittany and Burgundy, April 1423
On 13th April a tripartite agreement had been formalised between England, Burgundy, and Brittany. The Treaty of Amiens was a
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Estates General, April 1357
The Estates-General was the national of France. It had three ‘estates’ representing the nobility, clergy and commons. Like the English
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