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923:Edward III: The Perfect King
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310:War of the Breton Succession
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1004:The Age of Edward III
816:William Shakespeare,
600:Loire campaign (1356)
320:War of the Two Peters
240:Casualties and losses
229:5,000 mounted archers
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739:Androuin de La Roche
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704:Background at Paris
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1049:HISTORY.com
805:Shakespeare
397:(1337–1360)
1111:Ice storms
1070:Categories
1054:22 January
840:References
649:Malestroit
548:Winchelsea
456:Saint-Omer
419:Arnemuiden
245:1,000 dead
777:Aftermath
644:Espléchin
622:Jacquerie
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574:1355–1356
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532:1349–1352
494:Aiguillon
487:Auberoche
470:1345–1347
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1106:Chartres
905:22 March
828:See also
822:, ii. 5.
814:—
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674:Brétigny
632:Chartres
610:Poitiers
595:Breteuil
482:Bergerac
206:Strength
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85:Result
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