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Date
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Event
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1337
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1337
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King Philip VI of France moves to take the duchy of Aquitaine
[France]
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24 May 1337
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Philip VI of France confiscates English territory in Gascony; Beginning of the Hundred Years War
[France]
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1338
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|
16 July 1338
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Edward III of England lands in Antwerp with his army
[France]
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August 1338
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Holy Roman Emperor Louis IV supports Edward III's claim to the French throne
[England]
|
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August 1338
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French army besieges Guienne in Southwest France
[France]
|
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1340
|
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26 January 1340
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Edward III declares himself King of France
[France]
|
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6 March 1340
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John of Gaunt, third son of Edward III, born in Ghent
[England]
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|
24 June 1340
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Battle of Sluys
[England]
|
|
25 September 1340
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The Truce of Esplechin; English and French agree to a nine-month truce
[France]
|
|
1341
|
|
15 March 1341
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Emperor Louis IV makes peace with Philip VI
[France]
|
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6 June 1341
|
English garrison expelled from Edinburgh, Scotland
[England]
|
|
1342
|
|
17 January 1342
|
Philip II born
[France]
|
|
31 March 1342
|
Scottish troops take Roxburgh; English expelled from Scotland
[England]
|
|
1343
|
|
1343
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Edward III repudiates his debts; The Bardi and Peruzzi banking houses go bankrupt as a result
[England]
|
|
1346
|
|
26 July 1346
|
English army sacks Caen, Normandy
[England]
|
|
24 August 1346
|
English army under the Black Prince defeat the French at the battle of Blanchetaque
[England]
|
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26 August 1346
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English defeat French at battle of Crécy; Emergence of the English longbow
[England]
|
|
September 1346
|
Siege of Calais begins
[England]
|
|
4 October 1346
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English capture Poitiers
[England]
|
|
17 October 1346
|
David II of Scotland defeated during invasion of England
[Scotland]
|
|
1347
|
|
August 1347
|
Siege of Calais ends
[England]
|
|
28 September 1347
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English and French agree to temporary truce
[France]
|
|
1348
|
|
1348
|
The Black Death spreads to England and France
[France]
|
|
1350
|
|
22 August 1350
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Philip VI dies
[France]
|
|
1355
|
|
1355
|
John II organizes campaign against the Black Prince; Dismisses the Estates-General
[France]
|
|
1356
|
|
20 June 1356
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Edward III invades Scotland; Edward Balliol surrenders claim on Scottish throne to Edward III
[England]
|
|
19 September 1356
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English longbowmen defeat French army at the Battle of Poiters; French King John II captured and held for ransom
[England]
|
|
17 October 1356
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The dauphin Charles calls the Estates-General to raise ransom for John II; Estates dismissed after lack of agreement
[France]
|
|
1357
|
|
3 February 1357
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The dauphin Charles recalls the Estates-General; Agrees to wide reforms but John II prevents them from being implemented
[France]
|
|
1358
|
|
13 January 1358
|
The dauphin Charles calls the Estates-General again
[France]
|
|
22 February 1358
|
Parisian populace, led by Etienne Marcel, invades palace and murders the Marshals of Champagne and Normandy
[France]
|
|
27 March 1358
|
The dauphin Charles flees Paris
[France]
|
|
21 May 1358
|
Jacquerie peasant insurrection in France
[France]
|
|
31 July 1358
|
Étienne Marcel murdered in Paris
[France]
|
|
2 August 1358
|
The dauphin Charles returns to Paris and restores order
[France]
|
|
1359
|
|
24 March 1359
|
Captive John II agrees to surrender Normandy, Brittany, Anjou, Maine, and other former Angevin territories to Edward III in the Second Treaty of London
[France]
|
|
25 May 1359
|
The French Estates-General rejects the Second Treaty of London as too harsh
[France]
|
|
28 October 1359
|
English troops invade Calais
[England]
|
|
4 December 1359
|
Edward III besieges Rouen
[France]
|
|
1360
|
|
8 May 1360
|
Edward III and John II sign the Treaty of Brétigny; Edward gives up claim to French throne but gains territory in Calais and Aquitaine
[France]
|
|
24 October 1360
|
English and French ratify the Treaty of Brétigny; John II's ransom set at 3 million écus
[England]
|
|
1361
|
|
21 November 1361
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Philip I, Duke of Burgundy, dies; Leaves Burgundy to John II of France
[France]
|
|
1363
|
|
6 September 1363
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John II gives Burgundy to son Philip; Burgundy will emerge as independent rival to French throne
[France]
|
|
1364
|
|
8 April 1364
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John II dies in captivity in England and given lavish funeral; Charles V succeeds to French throne
[France]
|
|
29 September 1364
|
Combined Breton-English army defeats French at the Battle of Auray
[England]
|
|
1365
|
|
12 March 1365
|
Charles V recognizes John de Montfort as Duke of Brittany in the Treaty of Guérande; End of the Breton War of Succession
[France]
|
|
1367
|
|
3 April 1367
|
English defeat a Franco-Castilian army at the Battle of Navarrete
[England]
|
|
1369
|
|
1 January 1369
|
Rebellion in Gascony against English rule
[France]
|
|
21 May 1369
|
Charles V renounces the Treaty of Brétigny and declares war on England
[France]
|
|
1370
|
|
1370
|
The Black Prince sacks Limoges
[France]
|
|
1372
|
|
1372
|
Bertrand du Guesclin captures Poitiers from the English
[France]
|
|
22 June 1372
|
Combined Castilian-French fleet defeats English fleet at the battle of La Rochelle
[Spain]
|
|
1376
|
|
8 June 1376
|
Edward the Black Prince dies
[England]
|
|
1377
|
|
21 June 1377
|
Edward III dies
[England]
|
|
1380
|
|
1380
|
Bertrand du Guesclin dies of dysentary at the siege of Chateauneuf-de-Randon
[France]
|
|
16 September 1380
|
Charles V of France dies
[France]
|
|
1381
|
|
1381
|
Wat Tyler's Rebellion
[England]
|
|
1381
|
Peasants revolt in England
|
|
1387
|
|
24 March 1387
|
English defeat Franco-Castilian fleet at the Battle of Margate
[England]
|
|
1389
|
|
1389
|
Truce of Leulinghen begins a 15-year interim of peace between England and France
[England]
|
|
1392
|
|
1392
|
Charles VI of France becomes mentally ill
[France]
|
|
1399
|
|
1399
|
Richard II deposed
[England]
|
|
3 February 1399
|
John of Gaunt dies
[England]
|
|
29 September 1399
|
Henry Bolingbroke of the House of Lancaster deposes Richard II of England; Crowned Henry IV
|
|
1400
|
|
14 January 1400
|
Richard II dies
[England]
|
|
1404
|
|
27 April 1404
|
Philip II of Burgundy dies
[France]
|
|
1407
|
|
23 November 1407
|
Louis, Duke of Orléans and brother of Charles VI, murdered by followers of John the Fearless of Burgundy
[France]
|
|
1413
|
|
20 March 1413
|
Henry IV of England dies
[England]
|
|
1415
|
|
11 August 1415
|
Henry V invades France
[England]
|
|
22 September 1415
|
English army under Henry V captures Harfleur
[England]
|
|
25 October 1415
|
English army under Henry V decisively defeats French army at the Battle of Agincourt
|
|
1418
|
|
July 1418
|
Siege of Rouen begins
[France]
|
|
1419
|
|
19 January 1419
|
Henry V captures Rouen and completes English conquest of Normandy
[France]
|
|
19 January 1419
|
Rouen surrenders to Henry V
[France]
|
|
10 September 1419
|
John the Fearless, Duke of Burgundy assassinated by servants of the Dauphin Charles
[France]
|
|
1420
|
|
1420
|
Treaty of Troyes; Henry V and his heirs are recognized as heir to French throne
[France]
|
|
2 June 1420
|
Henry V marries Cathrine of Valois, daughter of Charles VI
[France]
|
|
1421
|
|
21 March 1421
|
Franco-Scots army defeats English at the Battle of Beauge
[France]
|
|
1422
|
|
31 August 1422
|
Henry V of England dies
[England]
|
|
21 October 1422
|
Charles VI of France dies
[France]
|
|
30 October 1422
|
The dauphin Charles VII renounces the Treaty of Troyes; War resumes in central France
[England]
|
|
1423
|
|
31 July 1423
|
English army defeats French army at the Battle of Cravant
[England]
|
|
1424
|
|
17 August 1424
|
Anglo-Burgundian army defeats Franco-Scots army at the Battle of Verneuil
[France]
|
|
1428
|
|
12 October 1428
|
English army begins siege of Orleans
[France]
|
|
1429
|
|
12 February 1429
|
English defeat French at battle of Rouvray
[England]
|
|
8 May 1429
|
French army assisted by Joan of Arc lifts the siege of Orléans
[France]
|
|
12 June 1429
|
French army under Joan of Arc defeats English garrison and captures Jargeau
[England]
|
|
18 June 1429
|
French heavy cavalry rout English longbowmen at the Battle of Patay; Final action of Joan of Arc's Loire offensive
[France]
|
|
17 July 1429
|
Charles VII crowned king of France
[France]
|
|
1430
|
|
1430
|
Burgundians capture Joan of Arc near Compiègne
[France]
|
|
1431
|
|
30 May 1431
|
Joan of Arc convicted of heresy by English and burned at the stake
[France]
|
|
1435
|
|
21 September 1435
|
John III of Burgundy recognizes Charles VII as king of France in the Treaty of Arras; Ends Burgundy's alliance with England
[France]
|
|
1436
|
|
13 April 1436
|
Charles VII retakes Paris from England
[France]
|
|
1440
|
|
7 July 1440
|
English forces retake Harfleur
[England]
|
|
1442
|
|
1442
|
French forces occupy Gascony
[France]
|
|
28 April 1442
|
Future king of England Edward IV born in Rouen
[England]
|
|
1445
|
|
1445
|
Charles VII creates the first standing army in France
[France]
|
|
23 April 1445
|
Henry VI marries Margaret of Anjou
[England]
|
|
1448
|
|
16 March 1448
|
Charles VII renews hostilities; Captures Le Mans
|
|
1449
|
|
29 October 1449
|
Battle of Rouen
|
|
1450
|
|
15 April 1450
|
Battle of Formigny
|
|
3 May 1450
|
Duke of Suffolk beheaded for treason; Accused of selling territory to France
[England]
|
|
6 June 1450
|
Jack Cade leads peasant rebellion in Kent
|
|
3 July 1450
|
Jack Cade and rebel army enter London
|
|
12 July 1450
|
Jack Cade killed in London and rebellion crushed
|
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1453
|
|
17 July 1453
|
French army defeats English at Castillon; End of English presence in Aquitaine
[France]
|
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19 October 1453
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French forces enter Bordeaux; End of the Hundred Years' War
[France]
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