EDI331590 Fr 2643 f.165v Battle of Crecy from the Hundred Years War, from \'Froissart\'s Chronicle\', 24th August 1346 (vellum) (detail of 42253) by French School, (15th century); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France; (add.info.: showing the English and French Armies;King Edward III??? crushing English victory over the French; where the Black Prince won his spurs and acquired the emblem of the Three White Feathers. Edward III of England defeated Philip VI king of France; superiority of English longbow men over French crossbow men; 100 year war; 26 August 1346;); French, out of copyright.