BOOK I |
CHAPTER I |
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The Occasion of the Wars between the Kings of France and England | 1 |
CHAPTER II |
How Earl Thomas of Lancaster, and Twenty-two of the greatest Nobles in England, were beheaded | 2 |
CHAPTER III |
The Queen of England goes to complain of Sir Hugh Spencer to her Brother, the King of France | 4 |
CHAPTER IV |
Sir Hugh Spencer causes the Queen Isabella to be sent out of France | 5 |
CHAPTER V |
The Queen Isabella leaves France, and goes to Germany | 6 |
CHAPTER VI |
Queen Isabella arrives in England with Sir John de Hainault | 10 |
CHAPTER VII |
The Queen of England besieges her Husband in the City of Bristol | 11 |
CHAPTER VIII |
The King of England and Sir Hugh Spencer are taken at Sea as they are endeavoring to escape from the Castle of Bristol | 13 |
CHAPTER IX |
The Coronation of King Edward the Third | 16 |
CHAPTER X |
Robert Bruce, King of Scotland, defies King Edward | 18 |
CHAPTER XI |
A Dissension between the Archers of England and the Hainaulters | 20 |
CHAPTER XII |
How the Fight between the Archers and the Hainaulters ended | 22 |
CHAPTER XIII |
How the King and his Army marched to Durham | 24 |
CHAPTER XIV |
Of the Manners of the Scots, and how they carry on War | 25 |
CHAPTER XV |
King Edward’s First Expedition against the Scots | 26 |
CHAPTER XVI |
King Edward marries the Lady Philippa of Hainault | 40 |
CHAPTER XVII |
Douglas is killed fighting for the Heart of King Robert | 42 |
CHAPTER XVIII |
Philip of Valois crowned King of France | 46 |
CHAPTER XIX |
King Edward is advised by his Council to make War against King Philip of France. He effects great Alliances in Germany, and is made Vicar of the Empire | The Battle of Calais, between the King of England, under the Banner of Sir Walter Manny, with Sir Geoffry de Chargny and the French | 204 |
CHAPTER LXX |
The King of England presents a Chaplet of Pearls to Sir Eustace de Ribeaumont | 209 |
CHAPTER LXXI |
The Sea-Fight off Sluys. (From the Manuscript in the Hafod Library) | 210 |
CHAPTER LXXII |
The Death of King Philip, and Coronation of his Son King John | 217 |
CHAPTER LXXIII |
The King of France issues out a Summons for assembling an Army to combat the Prince of Wales, who was overrunning the Province of Derby | 218 |
CHAPTER LXXIV |
The Prince of Wales takes the Castle of Romorantin | 221 |
CHAPTER LXXV |
The King of France leads a great Army to the Battle of Poitiers | 223 |
CHAPTER LXXVI |
The Disposition of the French before the Battle of Poitiers | 226 |
CHAPTER LXXVII |
The Cardinal de Perigord endeavors to make Peace between the King of France and the Prince of Wales, previous to the Battle of Poitiers | 230 |
CHAPTER LXXVIII |
The Battle of Poitiers, between the Prince of Wales and the King of France | 233 |
CHAPTER LXXIX |
Two Frenchmen, running away from the Battle of Poitiers, are pursued by two Englishmen, who are themselves made Prisoners | 242 |
CHAPTER LXXX |
The Manner in which King John was taken Prisoner at the Battle of Poitiers | 244 |
CHAPTER LXXXI |
The Prince of Wales makes a Handsome Present to the Lord James Audley, after the Battle of Poitiers | 248 |
CHAPTER LXXXII |
The Prince of Wales entertains the King of France at Supper, the Evening after the Battle | 250 |
CHAPTER LXXXIII |
The Prince of Wales returns to Bordeaux, after the Battle of Poitiers | 252 |
CHAPTER LXXXIV |
The Prince of Wales conducts the King of France from Bordeaux to England | 256 |
CHAPTER LXXXV |
The Archpriest assembles a Company of Men at Arms.—He is much honored at Avignon | 258 |
CHAPTER LXXXVI |
A Welshman, of the Name of Ruffin, commands a Troop of the free Companies | 259 |
CHAPTER LXXXVII |
The Provost of the Me
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