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The first phase (Edwardian phase (1337–1360)) of the Hundred Years' War between England and France lasted from 1337 to 1360. It is sometimes referred to as the Edwardian War because it was initiated by King Edward III of England , who claimed the French throne in defiance of King Philip VI of France .
1360: Black Monday – a freak hail storm struck and killed an estimated 1,000 English soldiers, causing mass casualty. 1364: The defeat and death of Charles of Blois at the Battle of Auray marks the end of the Breton War of Succession. 1366: The Black Prince intervenes in the civil war in Castile between Pedro the Cruel and Henry of Trastamara.
The Hundred Years' War (French: Guerre de Cent Ans; 1337–1453) was a conflict between the kingdoms of England and France and a civil war in France during the Late Middle Ages. It emerged from feudal disputes over the Duchy of Aquitaine and was triggered by a claim to the French throne made by Edward III of England .
Articles relating to the Hundred Years' War, 1337–1360 (1337-1360), also known as the Edwardian War. It was the first phase of the Hundred Years' War between France and England. It is named because it was initiated by King Edward III of England, who claimed the French throne in defiance of King Philip VI of France.
Anglo-French War (1324) – known as the War of Saint-Sardos; Anglo-French War (1337–1453) – the Hundred Years' War and its peripheral conflicts, often broken up into: Edwardian War (1337–1360) Caroline War (1369–1389) Lancastrian War (1415–1453) Anglo-French War (1496–1498) – part of the Italian War of 1494–1498
The Treaty of Brétigny was a treaty, drafted on 8 May 1360 and ratified on 24 October 1360, between Kings Edward III of England and John II of France.In retrospect, it is seen as having marked the end of the first phase of the Hundred Years' War (1337–1453) as well as the height of English power on the European continent.
The war resumed in force in October 1355. In September 1356 the French royal army was defeated by a smaller Anglo-Gascon force at the Battle of Poitiers and John was captured. In 1360 the fighting was brought to a temporary halt by the Treaty of Brétigny under which large areas of France were ceded to England. In 1369 large-scale fighting ...
The Treaty of London (French: Traités de Londres; also known as the Second Treaty of London) was proposed by England, accepted by France, and signed in 1359.After Edward the Black Prince soundly defeated the French at Poitiers (during the Hundred Years' War), where they captured John II of France, the French king was forced to accept the terms of the English.