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England in the Ascendant, 1337-1422![]() In August 1337 Philip VI once again confiscated Aquitaine In 1356 King John of France was captured by the Black Prince, Edward III's eldest son, at Poitiers. This triggered peace negotiations. Under the resulting Treaty of Bretigny (1360), Edward renounced his claims to the French throne in return for outright sovereignty over Gascony and Poitou. The war helped to foster a growing sense of national identity among the English, as shown by both the rising importance of the English language and the creation of the Order of the Garter. In June 1369, the war resumed with the French invasion of Gascony The fighting continued until 1420, when the Treaty of Troyes provided for the marriage of Henry to Katherine, daughter of Charles VI. Their offspring would succeed jointly to both the English and French thrones. When Henry V died in 1422, therefore, the territorial inheritance he left his infant son saw the English 'empire' at its greatest extent. |
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