Early in the Hundred years war, England was pretty much dominating the French forces. Especially leading up to the battle of Poiters. On the 19th of September 1356, King John II was captured along with several important nobles following the defeat of the French army. His son, a young Charles the fifth, was left in leading a fractured kingdom, while English soldiers and his own leaderless mercenaries destroyed the French countryside in an attempt to feed themselves, all this less than a decade after the bubonic plague had ravaged Paris.
The change I am proposing is this: instead of his failed attack on Reims, the Black Prince instead offers to abandon his claim on the crown, in exchange for ceding control of Normndy and Aquitaine completely to England. Black Monday is avoided completely and France is allowed to recover from the severe beatings it had endured in the small span of time.
The change is based on the fact that Englnd too had suffered greatly due to the war and plague, as well as huge spending by the treasury. Parliament would likely prefer to avoid having the King of England decide to take residence in Paris, as well as gaining more control and stability with regards to the port of Calais, and it gives them a sizable level of power on the continent.
Is this feasible? Getting Prince Edward to do this is not impossible, but would France say yes? Any help would be lovely, thank you.
Edit: Spell check changed especially to espresso.
The change I am proposing is this: instead of his failed attack on Reims, the Black Prince instead offers to abandon his claim on the crown, in exchange for ceding control of Normndy and Aquitaine completely to England. Black Monday is avoided completely and France is allowed to recover from the severe beatings it had endured in the small span of time.
The change is based on the fact that Englnd too had suffered greatly due to the war and plague, as well as huge spending by the treasury. Parliament would likely prefer to avoid having the King of England decide to take residence in Paris, as well as gaining more control and stability with regards to the port of Calais, and it gives them a sizable level of power on the continent.
Is this feasible? Getting Prince Edward to do this is not impossible, but would France say yes? Any help would be lovely, thank you.
Edit: Spell check changed especially to espresso.
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