Battle of Crécy
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The Battle of Crécy took place on 26 August 1346 in northern France between a French army commanded by King Philip VI and an English army led by King Edward III. The French attacked the English while
Edward III of England
Philip VI of France
A modern replica of a bodkin point arrowhead used by English longbows to penetrate armour
Gascon campaign of 1345
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The Gascon campaign of 1345 was conducted by Henry, Earl of Derby, as part of the Hundred Years' War. The whirlwind campaign took place between August and November 1345 in Gascony, an English-controll
Henry of Lancaster, Earl of Derby
Miniature from Froissart's Chronicle illustrating his fanciful account of a messenger from Auberoche being fired back into the castle by a trebuchet.
A contemporary portrait of the Duke of Normandy (later King of France)