Talk:Treaty of Brétigny

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Was the treaty provoked by a hailstorm? On May 8 1360 a hailstorm caught Edward's army between Paris and Chartres. It seemed as if the world were come to an end. giant hailstones killed men and horses, and even the most courageous were terrified, according to Sir

The two maps shown on right both bear the same caption, "France After the Treaty," but they are significantly different. I can't help but think that the one on the top should say, "France Before the Treaty," since the bottom one shows a much larger area under English control. Can anyone with knowledge of this subject clear this up? --Tdimhcs (talk) 07:33, 9 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]