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One of these offended Normans, Godfrey of Harcourt, invited Edward to Normandy, where he landed, and having consumed his supplies was on his march to Flanders, when Philip, with the whole strength of the kingdom, endeavoured to intercept him at _Creçy_ in Picardy, in 1348. ONE OF THESE OFFENDED NORMANS GODFREY OF ACOUR INVITED EDWARD TO NORMANDY WHERE HE LANDED AND HAVING CONSUMED HIS SUPPLIES WAS ON HIS MARCH TO FLANDERS WHEN PHILIP WITH THE WHOLE STRENGTH OF THE KINGDOM ENDEAVORED TO INTERCEPT HIM AT CRISI IN PICALI IN THIRTEEN FORT
e aid of the citizens of Ghent by their leader Jacob van Arteveldt; and gained a great victory over the French fleet at Sluys, but with no important result. At the same time the two kings took opposite sides in the war of the succession in Brittany, each defending the claim most inconsistent with his own pretensions to the French crown--Edward upholding the male heir, John de Montfort, and Philip the direct female representative, the wife of Charles de Blois. 2. Creçy and Poitiers.--Further difficulties arose through Charles the Bad, King of Navarre and Count of Evreux, who was always on the watch to assert his claim to the French throne through his mother, the daughter of Louis X., and was much hated and distrusted by Philip VI. and his son John, Duke of Normandy. Fearing the disaffection of the Norman and Breton nobles, Philip invited a number of them to a tournament at Paris, and there had them put to death after a hasty form of trial, thus driving their kindred to join his enemies. LED IN TO THE AID OF THE CITIZENS OF GHENT BY THEIR LEADER JACOB VAN AUTOVELT AND GAINED GREAT VICTORY OVER THE FRENCH FLEET AT SLEWY BUT WITH NO IMPORTANT RESULT AT THE SAME TIME THE TWO KINGS TOOK OPPOSITE SIDES IN THE WAR OF THE SUCCESSION IN BRITTANY EACH DEFENDING THE CLAIM MOST INCONSISTENT WITH HIS OWN PRETENSIONS TO THE FRENCH CROWN EDWARD UPHOLDING THE MALE HEIR JOHN DE MONFER AND PHILIP THE DIRECT FEMALE REPRESENTATIVE THE WIFE OF CHARLE DE BLOIS TWO CRISIE AND POITIERS FURTHER DIFFICULTIES AROSE THROUGH CHARLES THE BAD KING OF NAVARRE AND COUNT OF EVREUX WHO WAS ALWAYS ON THE WATCH TO ASSERT HIS CLAIM TO THE FRENCH THRONE THROUGH HIS MOTHER THE DAUGHTER OF LOUIS THE TENTH AND WAS MUCH HATED AND DISTRUSTED BY PHILIP THE SIXTH AND HIS SON JOHN DUKE OF NORMANDY FEARING THE DISAFFECTION OF THE NORMAN AND BRETON NOBLES PHILIP INVITED A NUMBER OF THEM TO A TOURNAMENT IN PARIS AND THERE HAD THEM PUT TO DEATH AFTER A HASTY FORM OF TRIAL THUS DRIVING THEIR KINDRED TO JOIN HIS ENEMIES
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