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1353. First statute of _præmunire_.
Richard Fitzralph and the attack on the mendicants. 1354. Ordinance
Of the Staple. 1352. Statute of treasons. 1349. Foundation of the Order
of the Garter. Dagworth's administration of Brittany. Hugh Calveley
and Robert Knowles. 27 Mar., 1351. Battle of the Thirty. 1352. Battle
of Mauron Fighting round Calais 1352. Capture of Guînes 29 Aug.,
1350. Battle of the Spaniards-on-the-sea 6 April, 1354. Preliminaries of
peace signed at Guînes 1355. Failure of the 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 Brétigni 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 Guérande 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 Nájera 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 _cité_ 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.