Chapter XVII
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FROM THE BLACK DEATH TO THE TREATY OF CALAIS.
1347-48. Prosperity of England after the truce. 369
1348-50. The Black Death and its results. 370
1351. Statute of labourers. 372
Social and economic unrest. 374
Religious unrest. 376
The Flagellants. 376
The anti-clerical movement. 377
1351. First statute of provisors. 377
1353. First statute of præmunire. 378
Richard Fitzralph and the attack on the mendicants. 379
1354. Ordinance Of the Staple. 380
1352. Statute of treasons. 380
1349. Foundation of the Order of the Garter. 380
Dagworth's administration of Brittany. 381
Hugh Calveley and Robert Knowles. 382
27 Mar., 1351. Battle of the Thirty. 382
1352. Battle of Mauron. 383
Fighting round Calais. 383
1352. Capture of Guînes. 384
29 Aug., 1350. Battle of the Spaniards-on-the-sea. 384
6 April, 1354. Preliminaries of peace signed at Guînes. 385
1355. Failure of the negotiations and renewal of the war. 385
Failure of John of Gaunt in Normandy. 386
Sept.-Nov. Black Prince's raid in Languedoc. 386
1356. Operations of John of Gaunt in Normandy in alliance with Charles of Navarre and Geoffrey of Harcourt. 387
9 Aug.-2 Oct. Black Prince's raid northwards to the Loire. 388
19 Sept. Battle of Poitiers. 390
23 Mar., 1357. Truce of Bordeaux. 392
Oct. Treaty of Berwick. 393
1357-71. The last years of David II. 393
1371. Accession of Robert II. in Scotland. 393
1358. Preliminaries of peace signed between Edward III. and John. 393
State of France after Poitiers. 394
24 Mar., 1359. Treaty of London. 395
The rejection of the treaty by the French. 395
Nov., 1359-April, 1360. Edward III.'s invasion of Northern France Champagne and Burgundy. 396
11 Jan., 1360. Treaty of Guillon. 396
7 April. Siege of Paris. 396
8 May. Treaty of Brétigni. 396
24 Oct. Treaty of Calais. 396