Battle of Damme
1213
In 1213, Philip Augustus was preparing to invade England and besieging Ghent. His fleet of 1,700 ships did not all fit in the port of Damme: 400 lay at anchor offshore.
Photo: Mahiet, Master of the Cambrai Missal (Public domain)
For over a century the kings of France and the Plantagenets contested the west of the kingdom. The Plantagenets also ruled England and held vast lands in France. Normandy passed to the French crown in 1204, and the Treaty of Paris in 1259 set a lasting balance.
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Battle of Sandwich (1217)
1217
24 August 1217, First Barons' War: beaten at Lincoln, Prince Louis of France, who had been offered the English crown by the rebel barons, needed reinforcements. His wife Blanche of Castile organised a relief expedition.
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Battle of Lincoln (1217)
1217
In 1217, Prince Louis of France was disputing the English throne with the young Henry III. He held the town of Lincoln, but not its castle.
Photo: Matthew Paris (Public domain)
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