During this war, groups of unemployed mercenaries such as the Flayers of Dead Men and the Routiers pillaged the countryside. A ruler during this war suffered from the glass delusion and held a party at which some knights dressed as wild men were accidentally set on fire. In a battle of this war, the
During this war, groups of unemployed mercenaries such as the Flayers of Dead Men and the Routiers pillaged the countryside. A ruler during this war suffered from the glass delusion and held a party at which some knights dressed as wild men were accidentally set on fire. In a battle of this war, the blind King John of Bohemia was killed, leading the victor to adopt his crest of three ostrich feathers. Jean Froissart wrote a history of this war. William Cale led the Jacquerie revolt during this war after John II was captured at the Battle of Poitiers and ransomed. For 10 points, name this war which also included the Battles of Crecy and Agincourt, a lengthy conflict between France and England.
During this war, groups of unemployed mercenaries such as the Flayers of Dead Men and the Routiers pillaged the countryside.
the Hundred Years' War