Philippe le Bel
Banned
I've been reading quite a lot of thirdhand content on the Hundred Years War, and I don't get why the English didn't push harder after the Battle of Poitiers, and receive the submission of more of France. I know that England's population was about a tenth of France's, but their relatively plentiful mercenaries from Wales and Ireland and large yeoman/free farmer class as opposed to France's many serfs certainly helped.
Isn't a big part of why the English received so little support in France due to the Black Prince's brutality toward commoners (and therefore nobles' and clergy's cash cow) in the chevauchee, and Edward III's renunciation of the kingdom of France in the Treaty of Bretigny? If the Black Prince can go easier on France after Poitiers, and the English don't let up, and the stars align not-too-wankishly, can the English get an unstable overall victory?
Isn't a big part of why the English received so little support in France due to the Black Prince's brutality toward commoners (and therefore nobles' and clergy's cash cow) in the chevauchee, and Edward III's renunciation of the kingdom of France in the Treaty of Bretigny? If the Black Prince can go easier on France after Poitiers, and the English don't let up, and the stars align not-too-wankishly, can the English get an unstable overall victory?