June, 1345. Henry of Derby in Gascony.
21 Oct. Battle of Auberoche.
1346. Siege of Aiguillon and raid in Poitou.
Preparations for Edward III.'s campaign.
July-Aug. The march through Normandy.
26 July. Capture of Caen.
Aug. The march up the Seine valley.
The retreat northwards.
The passage of the Somme at the _Blanche taque_.
26 Aug. Battle of Crecy.
17 Oct. Battle of Neville's Cross.
4 Sept. Siege of Calais.
3 Aug., 1347. Capture of Calais.
20 June. Battle of La Roche Derien.
28 Sept. Truce of Calais.


CHAPTER XVII.

FROM THE BLACK DEATH TO THE TREATY OF CALAIS.

1347-48. Prosperity of England after the truce.
1348-50. The Black Death and its results.
1351. Statute of labourers.
Social and economic unrest.
Religious unrest.
The Flagellants.
The anti-clerical movement.
1351. First statute of provisors.
1353. First statute of _præmunire_.