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Edward the Black Prince defeats the French & captures King John II at the Battle of Poitiers & takes him back to England
France · Warfare / Hundred Years War. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
Edward the Black Prince defeats the French & captures King John II at the Battle of Poitiers & takes him back to England
Held prisoner in the Tower of London, 1356-60
France rejects a Treaty under which John II will pay England a ransom for his freedom
Cedes territory to the English in order to release his father John II
Released by the Treaty of Bretigny & the payment of a 3 million crown ransom
Released from the Tower of London
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