Great Chevauchee of 1373
Appointment of an administrator to record ransoms, loot and other gains won by the campaign of John of Gaunt: 30 March 1373 In 1373 a campaign was planned that would see a large force led…
Protecting Merchant Shipping in the Hundred Years War
Protection of Merchant Shipping The English treasury relied on duties charged on goods coming through English ports. It was the subsidies on items such as wool, granted by parliament, which were the primary source of…
English Port’s on the Continent. Naval Planning, Part Three
Continental Ports Deep water ports that were safe were also a priority for the English on the continent. At the outset of war, the only port of considerable worth that was in English hands on…