Rise of the People and Growth of Parliament; From the Great Charter to the Accession of Henry VII, 1215-1485 - James Rowley

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1887 edition. Excerpt: ...with such strong defences as to show that he wanted to make and keep it purely English. In time it came to be looked on as a part of the kingdom of England. Henry VIII. even granted it the right to send members to parliament. 7. Seven weeks after the fight of Cressy, and while Edward was lying before Calais, a great success fell to the Fight of English on their own soil. In the autumn, Cross'octo-David Bruce, who had now come back to Scotber 1346. land, fell upon the North of England with a large force. He was working great mischief to the country, when Henry Percy and Ralph Neville encountered him at a place near Durham, known as Neville's Cross. The Scots were thoroughly beaten, and King David was himself taken prisoner. He was a captive in England for eleven years, but was, in 1357, ransomed upon a truce. The mutual hatred of the nations made a lasting peace impossible. Indeed, no treaty of peace was made between England and Scotland until Henry VII.'s reign. 8. For eight years after the taking of Calais the war almost ceased. In 1348-9 a more fatal scourge even than war came upon England--the great Plague, Respite called the Black Death, which in one year from war, carried off little, if anything, less than half I347"S5the population. While it was fresh in men's minds, they France After The Treaty Of 1259. (The dotted line encloses the lands held by the King of England.) thought of other things than fighting with France; and the truce already in force was renewed from time to time. But in 1355 the work of destruction began again. E. //. E In 1356 another great victory--that of Poitiers--was gained by the English and Gascons. King Philip had died in the meantime, and his son John was now king of France. This year the Black Prince, ...