It happened today – this day in history – May 8
1348: A ship from Bordeaux carrying the plague, lands in Melcombe Regis (now Weymouth), Dorset. 1360: The Treaty of Brétigny
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It happened today – this day in history – September 19
1356: English forces under Edward The Black Prince defeat the French at the Battle of Poitiers and capture the French
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