Crécy-en-Ponthieu
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Crécy-en-Ponthieu, known in archaic English as Cressy, is a commune located south of Calais in the northern French department of Somme. It gives its name to Crécy Forest, which starts about two kilome
Church of Crécy-en-Ponthieu
The station shown on an old postcard
Hundred Years' War
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The Hundred Years' War was a series of conflicts between the kingdoms of England and France and a civil war in France during the late Middle Ages. It emerged from feudal disputes over the Duchy of Aqu
Crécy-en-Ponthieu
…through the town. Crécy-en-Ponthieu is best known as the site of the Battle of Crécy in 1346, one of the earliest and most important battles of the Hundred Years' War. There are other significant historical links. The Chaussée Brunehaut, which passed within two miles (3.2 km) of the town, is the Roman road from Paris…
Bataille de la Rochelle
Schlacht von Azincourt
Patay
Lenepveu, Jeanne d'Arc au siège d'Orléans