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| Edward III (1327 - 1377) |
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1350 | |  John II becomes King of France
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| | John became king of France after the death of his father Philippe. |
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1356 | Sep 17 | English and French armies meet
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| | On Saturday 17th of September while the Black Prince was moving his army to English owned city of Bordeaux the English and French armies finally came across each other near Poitiers. Edward moved his army into a defensive position protected by hedges on three sides and a narrow lane on the fourth. |
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| Sep 18 | Papal mission
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| | On the Sunday a Cardinal attempted to get the English prince and French king to agree a truce, but the two leaders used the Sunday to rest their troops and prepare for the battle ahead. |
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| Sep 19 | Battle of Poitiers
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| | On Monday the 19th of September the battle of Poiters took place. Even though the English army was outnumbered the Black Prince used superior tactics in the battle and defeated the French without suffering many losses. John, the French King, was captured along with many other French nobles and taken to Bordeaux. |
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1357 | Mar | Truce with France
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| | On behalf of the King of England, Edward, the Black Prince arranged a two year truce with John, the King of France at Bordeaux. |
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| Apr | John brought to England
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| | The Black Prince with the French king and many other prisoners began the journey from France to England. Once back in England these nobles were ransomed for large amounts of money. |
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1360 | May | Treaty of Bretigny
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| | The treaty of Bretigny brought a period of peace for nine years during the Hundred Years War. The treaty was arranged between the Black Prince and the dauphin (later Charles V of France) before being approved by Edward III of England and King John of France. As part of the treaty Edward was given control of the areas of Gascony, Calais and Ponthieu as long as he agreed to give up his claim for the French throne. King John, currently being held hostage in England, was to be released on condition of a payment of 3 million gold crowns to by paid in instalments. |
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| Oct | Treaty agreed
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| | At Calais Edward III and King John of France, who had be released from captivity, signed the Treaty of Bretigny. |
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1364 | | Charles V becomes King of France
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| | Charles became king of France after the death of his father John and was crowned at Rheims Cathedral. |
