The Black War: A Timeline of the Hundred Years War

The Black War: A Tale of the Hundred Years War
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The Birth of a King
in June 1316 at Vincennes, Val-de-Marne and following a particularly exhausting game, Louis X slept and felt tired and did not proceed to drink the wine he planned originally to drink, his son with Clementia, John of France was born on 15 November 1316, Clementia of Hungary celebrated with her husband, Louis X, he was baptised a few months after his birth, Clementia of Hungary invited her brother, Charles of Hungary, on the baptism the Kings of Navarre, France and England were able to attend.

Louis X died on 1317 which left the Queen and her son John, now John I of France under the custody of Philip of Poiters, at this time the King is playing with the sons of the nobles and enjoyed lavish food, he did not know what is in store for him in the future..

The King was presented and given the best treatment a child could get...but it could get better or more better, later he grew up to be naughty and rebellious as the years go by.
Clementia told John I of France about Italian and Occitan literature, he was very much interested in those and he was given Italian,Hungarian and French tutors summoned by his mother but his mother also gave him Hungarian tutors in order for him to learn how to communicate to his relatives in Hungary, Dante Alighieri was also rumored to have been one of the tutors of John I of France, the Italian tutors of John I called him Giannino while his French teachers from the Occitan area called him Joan which is the Occitan or Catalan equivalent of John, in his native language he is called Jean or Jehan, Philip of Poiters is also visiting him as a regent.
Clementia demanded the custody of her former step daughter, Joan which her guardian, Agnes of France would not allow to happen since Agnes of France has told and justified to Philip of Poiters that Clementia has no connection to Joan of France because her husband, Louis X had already died and she has no connection with Joan anymore, although they are free to visit her anytime they like but Joan did not grow to be close to her own brother.
 
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The Shewolf of France and the Honorable Princess

Isabella's husband Edward, as the Duke of Aquitaine, owed homage to the King of France for his lands in Gascony. Isabella's three brothers each had only short reigns, and Edward had successfully avoided paying homage to Louis X, and had only paid homage to Philip V under great pressure. Once Charles IV took up the throne, Edward had attempted to avoid doing so again, increasing tensions between the two. One of the elements in the disputes was the border province of Agenais, part of Gascony and in turn part of Aquitaine. Tensions had risen in November 1323 after the construction of a bastide, a type of fortified town, in Saint-Sardos, part of the Agenais, by a French vassal. Gascon forces destroyed the bastide, and in turn Charles attacked the English-held Montpezat: the assault was unsuccessful, but in the subsequent War of Saint-Sardos Isabella's uncle, Charles of Valois, successfully wrestled Aquitaine from English control; by 1324, Charles had declared Edward's lands forfeit and had occupied the whole of Aquitaine apart from the coastal areas.
Edward was still unwilling to travel to France to give homage; the situation in England was febrile; there had been an assassination plot against Edward and Hugh Despenser in 1324, there had been allegations that the famous magician John of Nottingham had been hired to kill the pair using necromancy in 1325, and criminal gangs were occupying much of the country. Edward was deeply concerned that should he leave England, even for a short while, the barons would take the chance to rise up and take their revenge on the Despensers. Charles sent a message through Pope John XXII to Edward, suggesting that he was willing to reverse the forfeiture of the lands if Edward ceded the Agenais and paid homage for the rest of the lands: the Pope proposed Isabella as an ambassador. Isabella, however, saw this as a perfect opportunity to resolve her situation with Edward and the Despensers.
Having promised to return to England by the summer, Isabella reached Paris in March 1325, and rapidly agreed a truce in Gascony, under which Prince Edward, then thirteen years old, would come to France to give homage on his father's behalf. Prince Edward arrived in France, and gave homage in September. At this point, however, rather than returning, Isabella remained firmly in France with her son. Edward began to send urgent messages to the Pope and to Charles IV, expressing his concern about his wife's absence, but to no avail. For his part, Charles replied that the, "queen has come of her own will and may freely return if she wishes. But if she prefers to remain here, she is my sister and I refuse to expel her." Charles went on to refuse to return the lands in Aquitaine to Edward, resulting in a provisional agreement under which Edward resumed administration of the remaining English territories in early 1326 whilst France continued to occupy the rest.
Meanwhile, the messages brought back by Edward's agent Walter de Stapledon, Bishop of Exeter and others grew steadily worse: Isabella had publicly snubbed Stapledon; Edward's political enemies were gathering at the French court, and threatening his emissaries; Isabella was dressed as a widow, claiming that Hugh Despenser had destroyed her marriage with Edward; Isabella was assembling a court-in-exile, including Edmund of Kent and John of Brittany, Earl of Richmond.
Isabella made a negotiation in Paris, resulting in a peace treaty under which the bulk of Gascony, minus the Agenais would be returned to England and her son, Edward would marry Joan of France, the sister of John I in order to seal the treaty, Edward and Isabella returned to England with Joan, the sister of John I, in order for her to marry Edward of England along with her dowry before Joanna left her brother she tearfully talked to her brother about how their father treated her like an illegitemate child and how their father treated him much better than her and she smiled, this was the last time he saw his sister as a Princess of France the next time they will see each other is because of a war that will happen between France and England, Edward and Joan were married in Westminister just after they arrived in England.

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The Death of Prince Casimir and the War of Polish Succession
The Teutonic Order attempted to take Brześć Kujawski after standing all day in the sun. The German army from the Teutonic Order had 7,000 men, and was opposed by a Polish army of 5,000 men. On September 27, 1331 one-third of the Teutonic Order's force of knights under Dietrich von Altenburg left the blockaded peasant town of Płowce. The Poles, under Wladysław I the Elbow-high and his son Casimir, immediately attacked in a frontal assault. They were immediately joined by Polish detachments hiding in a forest to the left of the town. Reportedly, during the first phase of the battle Prince Casimir was ordered to depart so as not to deprive the Polish Kingdom of the presumptive heir, Casimir told his father that he will stay at the battle and help his father and he stayed at the battle, but later Prince Casimir died in action and was defeated by the Teutonic Knights, the news of the death of Prince Casimir was heard by the King but the Polish army won but Wladyslaw the Elbowhigh was left heirless by the battle and the body of Prince Casimir was found in the battlefield and was buried in Krakow.
Due to the death of Prince Casimir, at this point who will succeed rule Poland is still in Limbo, is it the Luxembourgs or the Piast who would rule the vacant throne that would be left by Wladyslaw the Elbowhigh after his death.
Before the death of Wladyslaw the Elbowhigh on 1334, he appointed his Grandnephew Bolko of Swidnica as his own heir which was accepted by the Dukes of Kuyavia, Upper Silesia but not the other dukes of Lower Silesia and Mazovia.
On 1335, Margaret of Bavaria, the daughter of the Holy Roman Empire marries Bolko of Swidnica who was declared as the King of Poland on the death of Wladyslaw the Elbowhigh, however the daughter of Casimir III has dissappeared and her where abouts are yet to be known.
On 1336, Elisabeth of Poland, the daughter of Casimir III resurfaced but had already married the son of John I of Bohemia, Charles, who treats her as a way to strengthen his own claim to Poland, there was another claimant to the throne of Poland and it is Charles Robert of Hungary via his own wife, Elisabeth of Poland, the sister of Casimir III.
This was said to be a part of the Black War which Bohemia, Poland, France and England are involved, this is the one that really started the Black War, the Polish succession.
Bolko of Swidnica had won the brief battle of Polish succession and Prince Charles of Bohemia and King John I of Bohemia were both expelled from Krakow due to the support of Charles Robert of Hungary, at this time most of Poland including the Dukes of Opole, Cieszyn and Kuyavia now recognize Boleslaw of Swidnica as the King of Poland and overlord with the exception of Mazovia and the rival dukes of Lower Silesia but the rival dukes of Lower Silesia who rivaled Bolko of Swidnica recognize John I of Bohemia as King of Poland but Bolko of Swidnica was able to annex the Duchy of Wroclaw just after he was proclaimed as King of Poland, this meant that the war would continue but it would be cold or a war with few actual battles.

 
Assuming that John I dies as OTL, either Philip of Valois does a deal with Edward III over the French throne now that alt Edward III is married to Joan or the Hundred Years War will go down even worse for France. It's one thing for Valois to screw Joan out of the French throne, it's another thing to try the same stunt with your niece now married to the future King of England (who himself has a claim through his mother Queen Isabella).
 
Assuming that John I dies as OTL, either Philip of Valois does a deal with Edward III over the French throne now that alt Edward III is married to Joan or the Hundred Years War will go down even worse for France. It's one thing for Valois to screw Joan out of the French throne, it's another thing to try the same stunt with your niece now married to the future King of England (who himself has a claim through his mother Queen Isabella).
John I will not die and he will marry Jutta(Bonne) of Bohemia and Eleanor of Guelders will marry the OTL John II of France..which ends up his lineage inheriting Burgundy..
 
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Coronation
John I of France is crowned in Rheims on 1330 which was visited by many guests including a representative for Joan, the wife of Prince Edward of England, King John I of France was told by his regent that he should act more like a King before the coronation.
John I of France is delighted that many people did attend his coronation and that includes, Judith of Bohemia, the daughter of John I which is a candidate to be the Queen of France, the celebrations were lavish and very expensive but they were worth it for the King but at this point in time it was a question...who should John I of France marry is it Eleanor of England but the truth is the choice was up to John I of France to make and was the choice for his bride worth it and good to France?

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Bonne of Bohemia
On 1332, it was asked who would be the bride for John I and the ministers have no answer yet to whom he would marry but John I had decided that the daughter of the friend of his regent, Judith or Jutta of Bohemia should marry him, Judith of Bohemia had already fallen in love with John I of France and decided to visit him but the visit has become permanent and now wants to marry John I of France.

The name for Jutta (or Guta) translatable into English as Good (in the feminine case), was changed by the time of marriage to Bonne (French) or Bona (Latin). Upon marriage, Bonne was the wife of the French King, becoming the Queen of France. The wedding was celebrated in the presence of six thousand guests.

Bonne of Bohemia said to John I of France with tears of Joy
“Le roi semble comprendre cette vérité, quant à moi, je sais que toute ma vie (même si je vis pendant cent ans) je n'oublierai jamais le jour du couronnement.”
"The king seems to understand this truth; as for myself, I know that in my whole life (even if I live for a hundred years) I shall never forget the day of the coronation. "

It is agreed that King Charles I of Hungary would wave his claims to Provence and Forcalquier to John I provided that France will help them claim Naples and military assistance of Hungary to France in exchange of the marriage of Prince Charles of Hungary to Blanche of Valois, the marriage gave the Valois family more prestige and this was instrumental in their future gains in Burgundy.

These two marriages basically caused the Black war to happen and made France and England become involved in the wars of the Eastern European countries, in the meanwhile on 1335, Eleanor of England is married to John of Valois, the son of Philip of Valois, the marriage is believed to have paved the way for the future acquisition of the Valois of Burgundy and Flanders.

On 1336, the County of Provence is attacked by the French King who was given rights to claim Provence against the Neapolitan Kings by the King of Hungary who are the senior claimants to the Neapolitan throne waiving their rights to Provence to him, this ended as a success and Provence and Forcalquier became a part of the French royal demesne which made France larger than it was before and France gained more of the Mediterreanean coast due to the gaining of Provence and Forcalquier.
 
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War of Neapolitan Succession

To help Charles of Hungary claim Naples for his sons, John I of France sent his french troops to fight the Neapolitan troops and they were able to succeed in ejecting Robert of Naples from the Neapolitan throne and put one of his second sons to the throne who is betrothed to the first grand daughter of Robert I, Joanna of Naples, the war ended well for the side of Hungary and France, Blanche of Valois was happy to see her cousin, John I of France who joined the festivities in honor of the victory of hungary not knowing that the English are planning something against France and now Naples is now under Hungarian regency.

In the meanwhile the English under Edward II wanted to regain more vassals in Gascony and asked the Pope to intervene in their side, however the Pope did not listen to their pleas due to the French King being strong with the Kingdom of Naples and Hungary which can threaten the existence of the papal states.

Even with that Edward II kept trying in order for them to regain Gascony which was unfairly stolen by the King of France and even declared war against France not knowing that Isabella, his own wife is planning to kill him herself and install her son as King and with Isabella and Mortimer as regents.

Due to what happened, the King of France said that the future conflicts of Eastern Europe and Western Europe could merge into a major hundred years of conflict in Europe.

“This war is like a soot black, this war has no hope of stopping even if we die this war would remain being faught and no peace would happen on our lifetime...this is a Black War as black as Black Plague” – John I of France.
 
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Eleanor of England

Birth Pains
On 1333, Bonne is heavily pregnant and is giving birth to the heir of France she just looked to the sky and gave birth, the baby came out and joy was in the heart of John I of France, however Bonne was quite unhappy and unsure of herself of her own destiny and talked to John I, and told to him
“Is this what my life is for just to give birth to a heir..”

But John I told her

“You are my Queen and my love, I am forever greatful of my love to you.”

Bonne told him

“I hope you are telling the truth because giving birth to this child was difficult for me..”

John told her

“I am telling the truth to you, Bonne, I love you what you are doing is not just your duty but an act of love for me.”

Bonne told John

“I hope my future will be bright as a Queen, I hope that the people of France love me.”

John told Bonne

“The future is bright for you my queen, you just need to believe in yourself.”

Bonne said

“I hope our son would be one of the best Kings that ever ruled France.”

John said

“I hope so..”

Bonne said

“What shall we name to our little one..”
John said

“We will name him Louis after my own dead father..”

So they named their son Louis in the meantime, the other John, the Valois Prince had already married Eleanor of England...

The two have a son named Philip who was born on 1333, the same year when Bonne of Bohemia and John I of France had a son named Philip.

The two Kids, Philip, the son of John of Valois and Louis the son of John I of France would grow up as rivals, Eleanor of England gave birth to another son named John on 1340, he would go on later to marry Margaret, the countess of Burgundy and duke of Flanders.
The Valois and the Direct Capetian lineage became rivals due to their marriages and the prestige they are trying to and the Valois want to rule France on the expense of the Direct Capetian line.
 
A Counter-Allegiance
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On 1350 Margaret of Poland, a young daughter of Boleslaw VI of Poland, the former Bolko of Swidnica and Margaret of Bavaria, Queen of Poland is sent to England to marry Edward, the son of King Edward III of England and Joan of France the marriage alliance was made to distract the Kings of France and Bohemia in an event of war if Poland is attacked by Bohemia, the English Kings will attack France and weaken the Bohemian-France alliance.

Margaret of Poland is married to Edward of England on 1351 on the Westminister cathedral, the two were annoyed at first when they saw each other.


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Margaret of Poland is a fertile version of Anne of Bohemia.
 
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Joan of Naples
The Betrothal between one of the sons of the King of Hungary and Joan of Naples was cancelled due to that son dying early but rather a French match was assigned to Joan of Naples, she would marry the Duke of Valois, John on 1345 since the one betrothed to her died however the marriage broke the treaty with Hungary which stipulated a marriage with a son of the King of Hungary and Joan of Naples and for that reason Hungary were trying to screw the reign of Joan of Naples but John I had his uncle Charles Robert stop in his pursuit of Naples, he said to Charles Robert that he has a plan in order to fix the claims.


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Margaret of Poland

A Counter-Allegiance
On 1350 Margaret of Poland, a young daughter of Boleslaw VI of Poland, the former Bolko of Swidnica and Margaret of Bavaria, Queen of Poland is sent to England to marry Edward, the son of King Edward III of England and Joan of France the marriage alliance was made to distract the Kings of France and Bohemia in an event of war if Poland is attacked by Bohemia, the English Kings will attack France and weaken the Bohemian-France alliance.

Margaret of Poland is married to Edward of England on December 4,1351 on the Westminister cathedral, the two were annoyed at first when they saw each other, Edward of England thought that Margaret does not know any english or french but strikingly, Margaret of Poland knew perfect French and said
"Je vous aime vraiment ... même dans un premier temps je vous ai trouvé très ennuyeux!"
Apparently her retinue forced her to learn French in order for her to understand the English King and she learned it very easily as she was very young in her early teens.

the marriage was attended by the King of France, John and Bonne of Bohemia as well which saw the marriage as being very similar to his own marriage and also the King of Castile and Navarre as well as the duke of Brittany...the marriage is a counter-allegiance against Bohemia, Prince Edward and Margaret of Poland had a very lavish wedding celebration.​


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Start of the Tenth crusade
King John I of France wanted to revive Christianity in the Holy Land on 1356, his nephew, Edward of England and Philip of France, the son of participated in the crusade and wanted to prove his military prowess in battle, but in this time Margaret of Poland is pregnant and would later give birth while her husband is absent, she decided to take her son to Poland in order to not feel homesick of her father and mother anymore.
The Crusade started by John of France was started and the troops advanced in Anatolia, they encountered hostile turkish forces which were defeated by John I of France.
Margaret of Poland would give birth on Poland to a son she named Henry on February 5, 1357 which she thinks is the best name for a king of England.. Edward III is very worried of what is happening but Joan of France told him to just calm down, he needs to remain calmed down in order for him not to become sick.
Edward of England learned that Margaret of Poland has returned to Poland and left England because she is alone and have no one close to her is there, he decided to leave the crusade.
Edward of England arrived in Poland to visit his wife and son.

Margaret of Poland
I had been waiting for you.. Edward.

Edward of England
I missed you so much.
 

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Margaret of Poland

Start of the Tenth crusade part I
King John I of France wanted to revive Christianity in the Holy Land on 1356, his nephew, Edward of England and Philip of France, the son of participated in the crusade and wanted to prove his military prowess in battle, but in this time Margaret of Poland is pregnant and would later give birth while her husband is absent, she decided to take her son to Poland in order to not feel homesick of her father and mother anymore.
The Crusade started by John of France was started and the troops advanced in Anatolia, they encountered hostile turkish forces which were defeated by John I of France.
Margaret of Poland would give birth on Poland to a son she named Henry on February 5, 1357 which she thinks is the best name for a king of England.. Edward III is very worried of what is happening but Joan of France told him to just calm down, he needs to remain calmed down in order for him not to become sick.
Edward of England learned that Margaret of Poland has returned to Poland and left England because she is alone and have no one close to her is there, he decided to leave the crusade.
Edward of England arrived in Poland to visit his wife and son.

Margaret of Poland
I had been waiting for you.. Edward.
Edward of England
I missed you so much Margaret.
Margaret
I missed you too

On 1358, Joan of Bourbon is married to Prince Louis of France, which caused a big celebration and Joan of Bourbon just gave birth on June 4, 1359 to an heir named Philip.
On 1363 Margaret of Poland is pregant again and gives birth to a daughter named Agatha but Margaret of Poland dies on Childbirth after Agatha of England was born on June 4, 1363 on Poland causing him great despair, and when he knew about the death of Margaret of Poland, however her death caused him to withdraw from the crusade started by his relative and Margaret of Poland was entombed in the Westminister Abbey.
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Blanche of Bourbon

Prince Edward remarries to Blanche of Bourbon a year after the death of Margaret of Poland on 1364, Agatha and Henry disliked Blanche very much causing much family strife, she was disliked by Margaret of Poland’s children which were brought back from Poland after their mother’s death, this would create discord among the children of Margaret of Poland and Blanche of Bourbon.

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Start of the Tenth crusade part II



In the meantime, Prince Casimir of Poland had already married Agrippina of Lithuania on 1360, a Lithuanian Princess and daughter of Algirdas in order for Poland to make an alliance with Lithuania, the marriage meant that Lithuania will no longer treated as an isolated Pagan state for now, the two have their children, George(1365) and Anna(1370).


Prince Casimir Joins the crusade of John I of France on against the muslims in the Holy Land on 1370 although they are still enemies of each other due to France allying with Bohemia which is an enemy of Poland, and did not like each other even if they have the same goals.


Blanche of Bourbon gives birth to a son named Richard on 1367, then to a son named Edward on 1368, the kids of Margaret of Poland and the kids of Blanche of Bourbon just don’t get along which would later cause scandals and Strife in the English court, the Kids of Margaret of Poland were taken care of Isabella of France who did not like Blanche of Bourbon either and also Edward did not really like Blanche of Bourbon, he still loves Margaret of Poland.
 
preview of the next chapter this is what happens to Philippa of Hainault..

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[FONT=&quot]On 1324, Margaret of Hainault married Otto IV of Burgundy, this would cause the merger between Hainault and the Duchy of Burgundy while her sister Philippa would marry Louis IV the Holy Roman Emperor, the two had a brother named William although he died at infancy causing the merger of the Duchy of Burgundy, Hainault and Holand.[/FONT]
 

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Burgundian Inheritance
On 1324, Margaret of Hainault married Otto IV of Burgundy, this would cause the merger between Hainault and the Duchy of Burgundy while her sister Philippa would marry Louis IV the Holy Roman Emperor, the two had a brother named William although he died at infancy causing the merger of the Duchy of Burgundy, Hainault and Holand.
The two have a son named Theobald on June 4 1325 who would inherit all of Flanders and the Duchy of Burgundy, on 1350, he married Joan of Auvergne and Boulougne putting Boulogne and Auvergne in his inheritance on 1350 causing Auvergne and Boulogne to be a part of his future inheritance.
Their son, Grandson, Philip would marry Margaret of Flanders, the heiress of County of Burgundy and Flanders on 1370 causing Burgundy to be very large and very relevant and seen as a possible threat to both France and the Holy Roman Empire because the state is also tangled in the affairs of both countries.
And the state of Burgundy would cause problems in France and the Holy Roman Empire and for this reason Bohemia is now distracted from dealing with France and the Empire that Poland is now having less issues and Poland has now have its new ally in Burgundy.
 

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Joan of England's safe arrival
Edward III had spared no expense in the preparations for Joan's journey and marriage, equipping her in the most impressive manner he could. The King loved his daughter, but it's very likely that he also wanted to make a display of power and wealth before his allies in Castile.

The fleet that carried Joan and her retinue consisted of four English ships, which departed from Portsmouth and were received in Bordeaux by the awestruck mayor Raymond de Bisquale.

Joan's entourage included three leading officials: Robert Bouchier, the former royal chancellor; Andrew Ullford, a diplomatic lawyer; and the cathedral priest of Bordeaux, Gerald de Podio, who was to see to the Princess's spiritual needs. Joan also had a remarkable Castilian minstrel, Gracias de Gyvill, who had been dispatched to England by Prince Pedro in order to entertain her with music and songs of the land of which she was to be queen.

Joan was also escorted by over a hundred formidable English bowmen, and she even travelled with a luxurious portable chapel, so that she could enjoy Catholic services without having to use the local churches all along the way to Castile. The chapel featured a couch decorated with fighting dragons and a border of vines, powdered with gold Byzantine coins, while the altar cloth was decorated with dragons and serpents.

Joan's wedding dress was made with more than 150 metres of rakematiz, a thick imported silk, but she also had a suit of red velvet, two sets of twenty four buttons made of silver gilt and enamel, five corsets woven with gold patterns of stars, crescents and diamonds and at least two elaborate dresses with an inbuilt corset. These dresses were also made of rakematiz, one in green and the other in dark brown. The green was embroidered all over with images of rose arbors, wild animals and wild men, while the brown had a base of powdered gold and displayed a pattern of circles, each enclosing a lion as a symbol of monarchy.

After they safely passed to Gascony, they passed to Viscaya in the coastal part of the Basque realm.
On 1348, Joan of England finally arrived and married Pedro of Castile and Pedro of Castile was very much happy meeting his bride although Joan of England was at first initially shocked in meeting Pedro of Castile.
 
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