and renewal of the war
Failure of John of Gaunt in Normandy
Sept.-Nov.  Black Prince’s raid in Languedoc
1356.  Operations of John of Gaunt in Normandy in alliance
with Charles of Navarre and Geoffrey of Harcourt
9 Aug.-2 Oct.  Black Prince’s raid northwards to the Loire
19 Sept.  Battle of Poitiers.
23 Mar., 1357.  Truce of Bordeaux
Oct.  Treaty of Berwick
1357-71.  The last years of David II.
1371.  Accession of Robert II. in Scotland
1358.  Preliminaries of peace signed between Edward III.
and John
State of France after Poitiers
24 Mar., 1359.  Treaty of London
The rejection of the treaty by the French
Nov., 1359-April, 1360.  Edward III.’s invasion of Northern France
Champagne and Burgundy
11 Jan., 1360.  Treaty of Guillon
7 April.  Siege of Paris
8 May.  Treaty of Bretigni
24 Oct.  Treaty of Calais

CHAPTER XVIII.

THE HUNDRED YEARS’ WAR FROM THE TREATY OF CALAIS TO THE TRUCE OF BRUGES.

Difficulties in carrying out the treaty of Calais
Guerilla warfare:  exploits of Calveley, Pipe, and
Jowel
16 May, 1364.  Battle of Cocherel
29 Sept.  Battle of Auray
1365.  Treaty of Guerande
Exploits of the free companies:  John Hawkwood
1361.  The charters of renunciation not exchanged
1364.  Death of King John:  accession of Charles V.
1366.  Expulsion of Peter the Cruel from Castile by Du
Guesclin and the free companies
Feb., 1367.  The Black Prince’s expedition to Spain
3 April.  Battle of Najera
The Black Prince’s rule in Aquitaine
His difficulties with the great nobles
Jan., 1368.  The hearth tax imposed
Jan., 1369.  Renewal of the war. 
Changed military and political conditions. 
Relations of England and Flanders.
1371.  Battle in Bourgneuf Bay. 
Successes of the French. 
Sept., 1370.  Sack of the cite of Limoges.
1371.  The Black Prince’s return to England with shattered
health.
1370.  Futile expeditions of Lancaster and Knowles. 
Treason of Sir John Minsterworth. 
Battle of Pontvallain.
1370-72.  Exploits of Sir Owen of Wales.
23 June, 1370.  Defeat of Pembroke at La Rochelle. 
Aug.  Defeat of Thomas Percy at Soubise.
1372.  Edward III.’s last military expedition. 
Expulsion of the English from Poitou and Brittany. 
July-Dec., 1373.  John of Gaunt’s march from Calais to Bordeaux.
1374.  Ruin of the English power in France.
27 June, 1375.  Truce of Bruges.

CHAPTER XIX.

ENGLAND DURING THE LATTER YEARS OF EDWARD III.

Glories of the years succeeding the treaty of Calais.
1361-69.  John Froissart in England. 
His picture of the life of court and people. 
The national spirit in English literature. 
Gower and Minot. 
Geoffrey Chaucer. 
The standard English language.