French Chronicle of London: Naval Battle of Sluys (1340), Siege of Tournai (1341)
The French Chronicle of London, detailing events from 1259 to 1343, provides one of the best accounts of the naval battle of Sluys, and the siege of Tournai by Edward III in 1340. 12 Edward III. [A.D. 1337, 8]. Henry … Continue reading
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Tagged 14C, Battle, castle, chivalry, Crossbows, gunpowder, Hundred Years War, mangonels, naval, parliament, Philip VI, pillage, prisoner, raid, siege, Siege Engines, Sluys, springald, supplies, taxation, Tournai
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