It was fought on 19 september 56 in nouaille, near the city of poitiers in aquitaine, western france. Media in category battle of poitiers 56 the following 36 files are in this category, out of 36 total. Tactical narrativeanalysis of the battle of poitiers, 56. To create a series or add a work to it, go to a work page.
William of poitiers began his career as a knight before studying in the schools of poitiers and entering the church. The battle of poitiers was a major english victory in the hundred years war. The battle of tours 10 october 732, also called the battle of poitiers and, by arab sources, the. Descargue como docx, pdf, txt o lea en linea desde scribd. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. The war finally ended in the middle of the 15th century with the eviction of the english from france, other than calais, and the formal abandonment by the english monarchs of their claims to french territory. Odo the great also called eudes or eudo died 735, was the duke of aquitaine by 700. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle. Edward iii, king of england, began the hundred years war, claiming the throne of france on the death of king philip iv in 37.
The battle occurred on 19 september 56 near poitiers, france. Enter the name of the series to add the book to it. He fought the carolingian franks and made alliances with the moors to. His territory included vasconia in the southwest of gaul and the duchy of aquitaine at that point located northeast of the river garonne, a realm extending from the loire to the pyrenees, with the capital in toulouse. Many of the french nobility were killed, and king jean was left a prisoner of the english. Edward, the black prince, led an army of english, welsh, breton and gascon troops, many of them veterans of the battle of crecy. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. It was a major victory for the english and gascon forces. Jan 01, 2009 the battle of poitiers 56 paperback january 1, 2009. The common knowledge section now includes a series field. The battle of poitiers took place on the 19th september 56. All books are in clear copy here, and all files are secure so dont worry about it. Nov 29, 2015 the battle of poitiers was a major battle of the hundred years war between england and france.
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