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negotiations and renewal of the war Failure of John of Gaunt in Normandy Sept.-Nov. Black Prince's raid in Languedoc 1356. Operations of John of Gaunt in Normandy in alliance with Charles of Navarre and Geoffrey of Harcourt 9 Aug.-2 Oct. Black Prince's raid northwards to the Loire 19 Sept. Battle of Poitiers. 23 Mar., 1357. Truce of Bordeaux Oct. Treaty of Berwick 1357-71. The last years of David II. 1371. Accession of Robert II. in Scotland 1358. Preliminaries of peace signed between Edward III. and John State of France after Poitiers 24 Mar., 1359. Treaty of London The rejection of the treaty by the French Nov., 1359-April, 1360. Edward III.'s invasion of Northern France Champagne and Burgundy 11 Jan., 1360. Treaty of Guillon 7 April. Siege of Paris 8 May. Treaty of Br��tigni 24 Oct. Treaty of Calais
CHAPTER XVIII.
THE HUNDRED YEARS' WAR FROM THE TREATY OF CALAIS TO THE TRUCE OF BRUGES.
Difficulties in carrying out the treaty of Calais Guerilla warfare: exploits of Calveley, Pipe, and Jowel 16 May, 1364. Battle of Cocherel 29 Sept. Battle of Auray 1365. Treaty of Gu��rande Exploits of the free companies: John Hawkwood 1361. The charters of renunciation not exchanged 1364. Death of King John: accession of Charles V. 1366. Expulsion of Peter the Cruel from Castile by Du Guesclin and the free companies Feb., 1367. The Black Prince's expedition to Spain 3 April. Battle of N��jera The Black Prince's rule in Aquitaine His difficulties with the great nobles Jan., 1368. The hearth tax imposed Jan., 1369. Renewal of the war. Changed military and political conditions. Relations of England and Flanders. 1371. Battle in Bourgneuf Bay. Successes of the French. Sept., 1370. Sack of the _cit��_ of Limoges. 1371. The Black Prince's return to England with shattered health. 1370. Futile expeditions of Lancaster and Knowles. Treason of Sir John Minsterworth. Battle of Pontvallain. 1370-72. Exploits of Sir Owen of Wales. 23 June, 1370. Defeat of Pembroke at La Rochelle. Aug. Defeat of Thomas Percy at Soubise. 1372. Edward III.'s last military expedition. Expulsion of the English from Poitou and Brittany. July-Dec., 1373. John of Gaunt's march from Calais to Bordeaux. 1374. Ruin of the English power in France. 27 June, 1375. Truce of Bruges.
CHAPTER XIX.
ENGLAND DURING THE LATTER YEARS OF EDWARD III.
Glories of the years succeeding the treaty of Calais. 1361-69. John Froissart in England. His picture of the life of court and people. The national spirit in English literature. Gower and Minot. Geoffrey Chaucer. The standard English language. Lowland Scottish. The national spirit in art. "Flowing decorated" and "perpendicular" architecture. Contrast between England and Scotland. The national spirit in popular English literature. William Langland. His picture of the condition of the poor. The national spirit and the universities. Early career of John Wycliffe. Spread of cultivation among the laity. The national spirit in English law. The national spirit in commerce. Edward III.'s family settlement. Marriage of the Black Prince and Joan of Kent. Marriages of Lionel of Antwerp with Elizabeth de Burgh and Violante Visconti. Lionel in Ireland. Statute of Kilkenny. 1361-69. Philippa of Clarence's marriage with the Earl of March. John of Gaunt and the Duchy of Lancaster. Continuation of ancient rivalries between houses now represented by branches of the royal family. The great prelates of the end of Edward III.'s reign. Feb., 1371. Parliament: clerical ministers superseded by laymen. Clerical and anti-clerical, constitutional and court parties. Edward III.'s dotage. Alice Perrers. Struggle of parties at court. Increasing bitterness of the opposition to the courtiers. April-July, 1376. The "Good Parliament". Fall of the courtiers. 8 June. Death of the Black Prince. John of Gaunt restored to power. Jan., 1377. Packed parliament, and the reaction against the Good Parliament. Persistence of the clerical opposition. The attack on John Wycliffe. 10 Feb. Wycliffe before Bishop Courtenay. John of Gaunt's substantial triumph. 21 June. Death of Edward III. Characteristics of his age.
APPENDIX.
ON AUTHORITIES.
(1216-1377.)
Comparative value of records and chronicles. Record sources for the period. Chancery Records:-- Patent Rolls Close Rolls Rolls of Parliament Charter Rolls Inquests Post-Mortem Fine Rolls Gascon Rolls Hundred Rolls Exchequer Records Plea Rolls and records of the common law courts Records of local courts Scotch and Irish records Ecclesiastical records Bishops' registers Monastic Cartularies Papal records Chroniclers of the period. St. Alban's Abbey as a school of history. Matthew Paris. Later St. Alban's chroniclers. Other chroniclers of Henry III. Other monastic annals. Chroniclers of Edward I. Civic chronicles. Chroniclers of Edward II. Chroniclers of Edward III. Scottish and Welsh chronicles. French chronicles illustrating English history. The three redactions of Froissart. Other French chroniclers of the Hundred Years' War. Legal literature. Literary aids to history. Modern works on the period. Maps. Bibliographies. Note on authorities for battle of Poitiers.
INDEX.
MAPS. (At the End of the Volume) 1. Map of Wales and the March at