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1327 |
death of Edward II of England; accession of Edward III (r. to 1377) |
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1328 |
death of Charles IV (Capetian dynasty) of France; accession of Philippe VI (Valois dynasty) (r. to 1350); treaty of Edinburgh-Northampton (the ‘Shameful Peace’) |
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1329 |
death of Robert I of Scotland (Robert Bruce); accession of David II (r. to 1371) |
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1332 |
battle of Dupplin Moor (12 August) |
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1333 |
battle of Halidon Hill (19 July) |
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1337 |
Philippe VI confiscates the duchy of Gascony – Anglo-French hostilities begin |
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1338–40 |
Cambrésis campaign |
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1339 |
French raid Channel Islands, south coast of England and Gascon coastal towns |
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1340 |
battle of Sluys (24 June); siege of Tournai (July–September); truce of Esplechin (25 September); Edward III makes a formal claim for the French throne (arrogation of the fleur de lys on the English royal coat of arms) |
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1342 |
battle of Morlaix (30 September) |
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1346 |
battle of Crécy (26 August); siege of Calais begins (4 September); battle of Neville’s Cross (17 October) |
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1347 |
Edward III captures Calais (August); outbreak of the Black Death in France |
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1348 |
foundation of the Order of the Garter; outbreak of the Black Death in England |
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1350 |
battle of Winchelsea (29 August); accession of Jean II ‘le Bon’ of France (r. to 1364); foundation of the Company of the Star (Company of Our Lady of the Noble House); accession of Pedro I ‘the Cruel’ of Castile (r. to 1366/1367–69) |
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1351 |
Statute of Labourers (England) |
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1352 |
Statute of Treasons (England) |
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1355 |
the grande chevauchée (October–December) |
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1356 |
battle of Poitiers (19 September) |
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1358 |
revolt of the Jacquerie (France) |
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1359–60 |
Reims campaign |
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1360 |
treaty of Brétigny-Calais (May–October) |
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1362 |
battle of Brignais (6 April) |
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1364 |
battle of Cocherel (16 May); battle of Auray (29 September); accession of Charles V ‘le Sage’ (r. to 1380) |
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1366 |
accession of Enrique II of Castile (r. to 1367/1369–79) |
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1367 |
battle of Nájera (3 April) |
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1369 |
Charles V confiscates principality of Aquitaine – Anglo-French hostilities resume |
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1370 |
Bertrand du Guesclin (d. 1380) appointed Constable of France; siege of Limoges (September) |
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1371 |
accession of Robert II of Scotland (Stuart dynasty) (r. to 1390) |
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1371–73 |
French recapture Poitou, the Aunis and the Saintonge |
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1372 |
battle of La Rochelle (22–23 June) |
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1376 |
the Good Parliament (April–July); death of Edward the Black Prince (8 June) |
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1377 |
accession of Richard II (r. to 1399); papacy returns to Rome from Avignon |
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1378 |
Great Schism begins (papacy) |
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1380 |
accession of Charles VI (r. to 1422); Olivier IV de Clisson appointed constable of France (dismissed 1392) |
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1381 |
Peasants’ Revolt (England) |
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1383 |
Henry Despenser, bishop of Norwich, launches ‘crusade’ to Flanders |
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1385 |
battle of Aljubarrota (14 August) |
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1386 |
Merciless Parliament (February–June) |
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1390 |
accession of Robert III of Scotland (r. to 1424) |
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1392 |
first signs of Charles VI’s madness |
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1396 |
28-year-truce agreed (9 March); Richard II marries Isabella of France; battle of Nicopolis (25 September) |
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1399 |
accession of Henry IV (Lancastrian dynasty) (r. to 1413) |
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1404 |
death of Philippe the Bold, duke of Burgundy (27 April) |
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1405 |
French troops sent to support Owain Glyn Dŵr’s revolt in Wales |
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1407 |
assassination of Louis, duke of Orléans (23 November) |
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1409 |
Council of Pisa |
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1411 |
Orléanists/Armagnac and Burgundian factions both seek aid from Henry IV |
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1413 |
accession of Henry V (r. to 1422); cabochienne uprisings in Paris (April–May) |
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1414–18 |
Council of Constance |
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1415 |
siege of Harfleur; battle of Agincourt (25 October) |
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1416 |
Anglo-Imperial alliance secures the neutrality of Emperor Sigismund in the Anglo-French war |
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1417 |
Henry V invades Normandy |
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1418 |
Jean ‘the Fearless’, duke of Burgundy, secures control of Paris; Henry V besieges Rouen (July) |
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1419 |
surrender of Rouen (January); assassination of Jean the Fearless (10 September) |
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1420 |
battle of Fresnay (3 March); treaty of Troyes (21 May) |
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1421 |
battle of Baugé (22 March); death of Thomas, duke of Clarence |
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1422 |
accession of Henry VI of England (r. to 1461; 1470–71); accession of Charles VII of France (r. to 1461) |
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1423 |
battle of Cravant (31 July) |
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1424 |
accession of James I of Scotland (r. to 1437); battle of Verneuil (17 August) |
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1425 |
Artur de Richemont appointed constable of France (7 March) |
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1428 |
siege of Orléans begins (12 February) |
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1429 |
‘battle of the Herrings’ (12 February); battle of Patay (18 June); coronation of Charles VII (17 July) |
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1430 |
siege of Compiègne; capture of Joan of Arc (23 May) |
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1431 |
execution of Joan of Arc (30 May); Council of Basel begins (ends 1449) |
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1435 |
Congress of Arras; death of John, duke of Bedford (14 September); treaty of Arras (10 December) establishes peace between Philippe the Good of Burgundy and Charles VII |
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1436 |
French retake Paris (13 April) |
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1437 |
accession of James II of Scotland (r. to 1460); Charles VII enters Paris (12 November) |
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1438 |
Jacques Coeur appointed argentier (personal treasurer) to Charles VII; Pragmatic Sanction of Bourges (7 July) |
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1440 |
Charles d’Orléans is released from English captivity; Praguerie revolt (15 February–17 July) |
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1442 |
Yolande of Aragon (Charles VII’s mother-in-law) dies (14 November) |
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1444 |
truce of Tours (22 May); Agnès Sorel (Charles VII’s mistress) enters the French court |
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1445 |
Charles VII issues military ordonnances (January–March) that create a ‘standing army’; marriage of Henry VI and Margaret of Anjou (23 April) |
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1448 |
formation of the francs-archers (April); Henry VI surrenders Maine |
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1449 |
English attack Breton fortress of Fougères (March); Charles VII invades Normandy (31 July); Rouen surrenders (10 November) |
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1450 |
death of Agnès Sorel (9 February); battle of Formigny (15 April); French capture Caen (24 June) and Cherbourg (12 August); Cade’s Rebellion (May–July) |
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1451 |
French capture Bordeaux (12 August) |
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1452 |
John Talbot recaptures Bordeaux |
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1453 |
battle of Castillon (17 July); French capture Bordeaux (19 October) |