History of England . jox.] PEACE OF BRETIGNY. rop 5. Peace of Bretigny.—A peace was made atBrdigny^ May 8, 1360, under which John was toransom himself for three million gold crowns, andEdward gave up his claim to the throne of France,but kept Poitou and Aquitaine, besides Calais andsome other small districts, no longer as a vassal,but as an independent sovereign. 6. The Spanish Expedition.—In 1367, theBlack Prince, who ruled at Bordeaux as Prince ofAquitaine^ took the part of Don Pedro or Peter theCruel, the dethroned King of Castile^ and won himback his kingdom by the victory of Navarrete. Bu
History of England . jox.] PEACE OF BRETIGNY. rop 5. Peace of Bretigny.—A peace was made atBrdigny^ May 8, 1360, under which John was toransom himself for three million gold crowns, andEdward gave up his claim to the throne of France,but kept Poitou and Aquitaine, besides Calais andsome other small districts, no longer as a vassal,but as an independent sovereign. 6. The Spanish Expedition.—In 1367, theBlack Prince, who ruled at Bordeaux as Prince ofAquitaine^ took the part of Don Pedro or Peter theCruel, the dethroned King of Castile^ and won himback his kingdom by the victory of Navarrete. Butthe thankless Pedro broke his promise of repayingEdwards expenses, and the Prince returned to Bor-deaux with his health ruined, his temper spoiled, andhis treasury drained. Against the advice of some ofhis wisest counsellors, he levied a hearth-tax; and asthe English were already disliked because they wereso proud that they set nothing by any nation but bytheir own, the Aquitanian nobles turned to the FrenchKing
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