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Year Day/Month Title 854  Danes attack Paris   Aethelred the Unready (978 - 1016) 987 Jul 3  Hugh Capet becomes King of France   996 Aug  Capet Dies and Robert II becomes King of France   997  Peasant's Revolt in Normandy   Canute (1016 - 1035) 1031  Robert the Pious dies   Harthacnut (1040 - 1042) 1041  Truce of God   Edward the Confessor (1042 - 1066) 1054  Battle of Mortemer   1057  The Battle of Varaville   1060  Henry, King of France, dies to be followed by Philippe   William the Conqueror (1066 - 1087) 1067 Mar  William returns to Normandy   William Rufus (1087 - 1100) 1088 Feb  Revolt against William Rufus May  William puts down the revolt   1095 Mar  The Council of Piacenza Nov 27  The Council of Clermont   1096  William buys Normandy   Henry I (1100 - 1135) 1103  Henry let off paying Robert of Normandy   1105  Henry attacks his brother   1108  Louis VI becomes King of France   1115  Clairvaux Abbey founded   1119  William Adelin marries Matilda   1124  Louis prevents war   1127 Qtr 4  Templars are donated land near Troyes   1128 Jan  Council of Troyes takes place Apr  Hugh de Payen visits Fulk of Anjou   Stephen (1135 - 1154) 1137  Louis VII becomes King of France   1140  Abbey Church of St Denis begun   1146 Mar 31  Sermon at V?zelay   1150  Henry becomes Duke of Normandy   1151  War in Normandy Sep  Geoffrey dies   1152 Qtr 3  Henry defends his position   Henry II (1154 - 1189) 1156  Henry captured Anjou   1160  Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, France   1163  Notre Dame in Paris   1167  University of Paris ban   1174 May  Richard (I) seizes the town of Saintes from his father, Henry II   1179  Richard (I) takes the impenetrable fortress town of Taillebourg.   1180 Jun 28  Treaty of Gisors Sep 18  Philippe Augustus takes the French throne   1185 Jul  Treaty of Boves   1187  Henry signs a peace treaty   1188  Cutting of the Elm   Richard I (1189 - 1199) 1194 May  Richard leaves England Jul 3  Richard defeats Philippe   John (1199 - 1216) 1199 Mar  Siege at the castle of Chalus, and Richard dies   1200  Fire destroys the cathedral at Rouen   1201 May  John sails to Normandy   1202 Spring  Philippe sides with the Lusignans Jul  Arthur knighted Aug 1  Battle of Mirebeau   1203 Apr 3  Arthur is murdered   1204 Spring  Peace negotiations with France Jun  Normandy is taken by Philippe   1205 Feb  Philippe plans invasion Summer  More castles fall to the French   1206 Jun  John defends Aquitaine Oct 26  Philippe and John reach a truce   1208  West front of Notre Dame   1211  Rheims Cathedral destroyed by fire   1213 Spring  French plan invasion May 30  French fleet defeated   1214 Feb 2  John sails for France Jul 27  Battle of Bouvines   Henry III (1216 - 1272) 1216 Feb  Small French fleet land in London   1217 Apr  Siege of Mountsorrel Castle   1223  Louis VIII becomes King of France   1226  Louis IX becomes King of France   1259 Dec 4  Treaty of Paris/Abbeville   Edward I (1272 - 1307) 1274 May  Little battle of Chalons   1286  Edward and Eleanor go to France  Edward and Gascony   1289  Philippe obtained the area of Quercy Aug  Edward returns to England   1291  Beaugency is bought by Philippe   1292  English and Norman sailor fight   1293  Philippe obtains Maguellone and Montpellier   1294  Outrage at Philippe's actions May  Philippe IV confiscates Gascony   1296 Summer  Philippe IV threatens Edward   1297 Jan  Marriage proposal Aug  Edward sails for Flanders   1303  Treaty of Paris   1305  'Captivity of the Popes'   Edward II (1307 - 1327) 1307  Philippe adds Bigorre to his territories   1313  Montagne and Tournai fall to Philippe   1316  Philippe V becomes King of France Nov 15  Birth of John I King of France Nov 20  Death of King John of France   1322  Charles IV becomes King of France   1325 Mar  Isabella leaves for France Sep  Prince Edward in France Sep 21  Prince Edward is captured Nov  Edward commands Isabella to return   1326  Threat of invasion Spring  Marriage arranged between Edward and Philippa   Edward III (1327 - 1377) 1328 Feb 1  Charles IV of France Dies, followed by Philippe VI   1331 Apr 4  Meeting between Edward III and Philippe VI   1336 Aug 12  Exports of Wool Stopped   1338 Qtr 1  French attack English ports Jul  Edward invades France Oct  French attacks continue on the south coast   1339 Mar 12  French attack Jersey Mar 23  French plan invasion Jul  French attack Dover Sep  Edward in Northern France   1340 Jan 25  Edward declares himself King Mar 29  Edward raises taxes Jun 24  Battle of Sluys Jul  Siege of Tournai Sep 25  Treaty of Esplechin   1341 Spring  Edward raises funds   1342 Oct  Edward and Brittany Dec  Siege of Vannes   1343 Jan  Treaty of Malstroit   1346 Jan 1  Edward III orders an invasion fleet Jul 5  Edward departs Portsmouth Jul 12  Edward III lands in Normandy Jul 17  Devastation of Normandy Aug  Edward III crosses the Seine Aug 26  Battle of Crecy Sep 4  Siege of Calais   1350  John II becomes King of France   1356 Sep 17  English and French armies meet Sep 18  Papal mission   1357 Mar  Truce with France Apr  John brought to England   1360 May  Treaty of Bretigny Oct  Treaty agreed   1362 Jul  The Black Prince is given Gascony   1364  Charles V becomes King of France   1367 Apr 3  Battle of N?jera in Spain   1369 Jun 3  Edward III restates claim for French throne Jul  John of Gaunt in northern France   1370 Aug  The French reclaim Limoges Sep 18  Limoges falls to the Black Prince   Richard II (1377 - 1399) 1380  Death of Charles V and accession of Charles VI   1385 Qtr 2  French prepare for invasion   1386 Summer  French fleet mass at Sluys Jul 8  John leaves Plymouth   1387 Dec  Invasion threat from France   1396  Richard II marries Isabella   Henry IV (1399 - 1413) 1412 Jan  Joan of Arc born   Henry V (1413 - 1422) 1415 Aug 11  Henry sails for France Aug 16  English fleets lands in Normandy Sep 22  Harfleur falls to the English Oct 8  The march to Calais Oct 19  Henry crosses the Somme Oct 25  The Battle of Agincourt Nov  Henry returns to England   1416  Armagnac Fleet blockade Harfleur Aug 15  Harfleur rescued   1420 May 21  Treaty of Troyes   Henry VI (1422 - 1461) 1422 May  Meaux falls to the English Oct 21  Charles VI of France dies   1423  Battle of Cravant in France   1424  Battle of Verneuil   1428 Oct 12  Siege of Orl?ans   1429 Feb 12  Battle of the Herrings Feb 23  Joan begins her mission Mar  Joan visits Charles VII Apr  Joan is given an army Apr 29  Joan reaches Orleans May 8  Siege of Orleans is lifted Jun 18  The Battle of Patay Jul 17  Charles VII crowned at Rheims Sep 8  Joan fails to take Paris   1430 May 23  Joan of Arc is captured   1431 Jan  The trial of Joan of Arc May 30  Joan of Arc burnt at the stake Dec  Henry VI crowned as King of France   1435 Sep 21  Treaty of Arras   1436 Apr 13  The French retake Paris   1440 Summer  Richard of York re-appointed Lieutentant-general   1441 Summer  Duke of York in Normandy   1444 Apr  Treaty of Tours   1447  Edmund Beaufort appointed lieutenant of France   1449 Mar  Fougeres captured by the English   1451 Jun 30  Bordeaux falls to the French   1453 Jul  English defeated at Castillion   Edward IV (1461 - 1470) 1461 Jul 22  Death of Charles VII Aug 15  Louis XI crowned King of France   1462 Jun 28  Queen Margaret and Louis XI   1463 Oct  Treaty with France   Henry VI (1470 restored) 1470  First printing press in France Qtr 4  Louis declares war on Burgundy   Edward IV (1471 restored - 1483) 1474 Jul  Treaty of London   1475 Jul  Edward invades France Aug  Peace treaty signed   1478 Jan 15  Marriage of Richard, duke of York   1481 Jul  Rheims Cathedral damaged by fire   Richard III (1483 - 1485) 1483 Aug 30  Death of Louis XI   Henry VII (1485 - 1509) 1488 Jul  Battle of St. Aubin   1492 Nov 3  Treaty of Etaples   1495 Feb  Charles crowned King of Naples   1498 Apr 7  Death of Charles VIII of France   Henry VIII (1509 - 1547) 1512  Holy League against France   1513 Jun  Henry sails to France Aug 16  Battle of the Spurs and fall of Therouanne Sep  Fall of Tournai   1514 Aug  English - French peace treaty Aug  Louis XII marries Princess Mary   1518 Oct  Treaty of London (Universal Peace)   1520 Jun 7  Field of the Cloth of Gold   1521 Nov  Treaty of Bruges   Edward VI (1547 - 1553) 1547 Mar 31  Death of Francis I Jul  Capture of the castle at St. Andrews   1548 Qtr 1  Queen Mary moved to Dumbarton Castle Jul  The French arrive in Scotland Aug 13  Queen Mary arrives in France   1550 Mar  Treaty of Boulogne   Elizabeth I (1558 - 1603) 1558 Apr  Betrothal of Mary and Dauphin Francis Apr 24  Marriage and a secret agreement   1559 Jun  Henry II killed druing a tournament Sep  Coronation of Francis II, King of France   1560 Dec  Death of Francis II, King of France   1561 Aug 14  Mary Stuart leaves France   1562 Sep  Treaty of Richmond Winter  Le Havre occupied by the English   1563 Summer  Le Havre abandoned

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