Chapter 15

THE PRELIMINARIES OF THE HUNDRED YEARS' WAR.

Character and policy of Edward III. 1330-40. The rule of the Stratfords 1337. The new earldoms Scotland during the minority of David Bruce Edward Balliol and the Disinherited 6 Aug., 1332. The Disinherited in Scotland Battle of Dupplin Moor 6 Aug.-16 Dec. Edward Balliol's brief reign and expulsion Treaty of Roxburgh 1333. Attempt to procure his restoration Siege of Berwick 19 July. Battle of Halidon Hill Edward Balliol restored 12 June, 1334. Treaty of Newcastle, ceding to Edward south-eastern Scotland Failure of Edward Balliol 1334-36. Edward III.'s Scottish campaigns 1341. Return of David Bruce from France 1327-37. Relations of England and France 31 Mar., 1327. Treaty of Paris Edward's lands in Gascony after the treaty of Paris 1328. Accession of Philip of Valois in France Protests of the English regency 1328. The legal and political aspects of the succession question Edward III.'s claim to France 6 June, 1329. Edward's homage to Philip VI. 8 May, 1330. Convention of the Wood of Vincennes 9 Mar., 1331. Treaty of Saint-Germain-en-Laye April. Interview of Pont-Sainte-Maxence Crusading projects of John XXII. 1336. Abandonment of the crusade by Benedict XII Strained relations between England and France 1337. Mission of the Cardinals Peter and Bertrand Edward and Robert of Artois The _Vow_ of the Heron Preparations for war Breach with Flanders and stoppage of export of wool Alliance with William I. and II. of Hainault Edward's other Netherlandish allies 1337. Breach between France and England Nov. Sir Walter Manny at Cadzand Fruitless negotiations and further hostilities July, 1338. Edward III.'s departure for Flanders 5 Sept. Interview of Edward and the Emperor Louis of Bavaria at Coblenz The Anglo-imperial alliance Further fruitless negotiations Renewal of Edward's claim to the French crown The responsibility for the war