Edward II and his family; Philip the Fair, King of France and the succession; Edward II and the Despencers; flight of Queen Isabel, with her son, to France; Queen Isabel is forced to leave Paris; she arrives in Hainault and is kindly received; she lands in England, with Sir John of Hainault; she besieges the King at Bristol; execution of Sir Hugh Despencer the Elder; Edward II and Sir Hugh Despencer the Younger attempt to escape and are captured; execution of Sir Hugh Despencer the Younger; coronation of Edward III; Robert the Bruce invades England - Sir John of Hainault come to help Edward III; quarrel at York between English archers and troops of Hainault; description of the Scots, and their habits; Edward III's first expedition agains the Scots; marriage of Edward III and Philippa of Hainault; death of Robert the Bruce, King of Scotland, and of Sir James Dougles in Spain; Philip of Valois crowned King of France; the battle of Cassel, in Flanders; execution of the Earl of Kent and Sir Roger Mortimer; Edward III's homage to King Philip for Guyenne and Aquitaine; Robert, Count of Artois, is banished from France and the neighbouring countries; Edward III attacks Scotland, and captures Berwick-on-Tweed; crusade undertaken by the King of France, and other kings and nobles; Edward III gains support for a war against the King of France; Jacques van Artevelde at Ghent; some Flemish nobles defend the island of Cadsand against the English; the Flemish defeated at Cadsand; Edward III makes further alliances in the Empire; King David of Scotland forms an alliance with King Philip of France; the Emperor appoints Edward III Vicar of the Empire; Edward III and the other nobles send a challenge to the King of France; Sir Walter de Manny is the first to make an attack on French soil; French pirates raid Southampton and do considerable damage; King Edward besieges Cambrai; King Edward knights a Flemish lord, and marches into Picardy; King Edward and the King of France settle on a day for a battle; the armies confront each other in battle array; the two kings retire without joining battle; King Edward, to win the support of the Flemish, assumes the arms and title of the King of France; the French devastate Sir John of Hainault's territory; the battle of Sluys; King Robert of Sicily tries to make peace between France and England; the conference of Vilvoorde; the siege of Tournay; the Scots meanwhile recover much of Scotland; King Philip raises an army for the relief of Tournay; a small German force defeats a larger French company; Sir Vauflart de la Croix taken and put to death at Lille; the Count of Hainault attacks Mortagne; the Flemish advance to Saint Omer; King Edward marches on Scotland; King David of Scotland lands near Perth; King David captures Durham and besieges Wark Castle; King Edward and the Countess of Salisbury; truce between England and Scotland; the Countess of Montfort besieged at Hennebont; Sir Walter de Manny in Britanny; foundation of the or
