Battle of Poitiers

...a hare and a bird. In the Crewe Chapel is the recumbent alabaster effigy of Sir Robert de Foulshurst, who distinguished himself at the battle of Poitiers , dressed as a knight in armour with a gorget of mail , a conical helmet and a collar of...

In this article: Barthomley, Crewe, Anglican, Civil War, Cheshire, England, and Loughborough

...II of France north and thus leave the Black Prince free to embark on the famous Poitiers campaign. With France in disarray after the Battle of Poitiers , King Charles II of Navarre assumed command of the rebellion in Paris, and Knolles joined...

In this article: Paris, Charles II of Navarre, John II of France, Black Prince, Edward III, and Great Company

...his death. He was the second sovereign of the House of Valois and is perhaps best remembered as the king who was vanquished at the Battle of Poitiers and taken as a captive to England. The son of Philippe VI and Jeanne of Burgundy , John...

In this article: John II of France, Normandy, Philip the Fair, Burgundy, The Black Prince, Auvergne, and Charles II of Navarre

...by three groups of infantry (dismounted cavalry ) commanded by the Dauphin (later Charles V of France) , the Duke of Orleans and King John. Battle of Poitiers (miniature of Froissart). At the beginning of the battle, the English simulated...

In this article: John II, The Black Prince, Battle of Crecy, Jean Froissart, Hundred Years' War, and Battle of Tours

...and Anne, the sister of Henry, Lord Ferrers of Groby. Le Despencer went with Edward the Black Prince to France, and was present at the Battle of Poitiers. In recognition of his conduct in the French wars, he was summoned to Parliament...

...with the axe In the 14th. century, the use of axes is increasingly noted by Froissart in his Chronicle, with King Jean II using one at the Battle of Poitiers in 1356 and Sir James Douglas at the Battle of Otterburn in 1388. Bretons were...

In this article: England, Europe, Ireland, Battle of Otterburn, Battle of Hastings, and West of Scotland

...old Edward's troops to victory at the Battle of Crecy. As Edward's Chief of Staff, he designed the strategy that won victory at the Battle of Poitiers in 1356. On 29 September 1364, Chandos led the forces of Duke John de Montfort to...

In this article: Hundred Years' War, Battle of Crecy, Bladestorm: The Hundred Year War, Edward, the Black Prince, John V, Duke of Brittany, and Breton War of Succession

...the following years, serving as commander of the rear guard of the army of Edward the Black Prince's army in 1355, and again at the Battle of Poitiers in 1356, and further serving in 1357, 1359 and 1360. Later in 1360 he was one of the...

In this article: Salisbury, Richard II, Hundred Years War, and Knights of the Garter

...was a trusted captain of Edward III in the king's wars in Scotland and France, and took part in both the Battle of Crecy and the Battle of Poitiers . He died campaigning in France in 1360. Throughout his career he was closely associated...

In this article: Oxford, Edward III, Robert de Vere, Northampton, and Black Prince

...legate in France, attempting to broker a peace with the English. In 1356 he was there with Elie Talleyrand de Perigord, just ahead of the battle of Poitiers. He quarreled with Talleyrand, later that year, and operated independently from...

In this article: Nicola Capocci, University of Perugia, Pope Innocent VI, Utrecht, Paris, England, France, and Spain