[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":25},["ShallowReactive",2],{"zoom:p5ch16z2:en":3},{"period":4,"chapter":15,"zoom":18},{"id":5,"title":6,"titleEn":6,"titleEs":7,"coverArtworkId":8,"range":9,"rangeEn":9,"rangeEs":9,"cover":10},"p5","High Middle Ages","Plena Edad Media","hannibal-alpes","987 → 1453",{"fileName":11,"filePageUrl":12,"imageUrl":13,"sourceLabel":14},"Facade-notre-dame-paris-ciel-bleu.JPG","https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Facade-notre-dame-paris-ciel-bleu.JPG","/assets/p5-moyen-age-classique-cover.png","Wikimedia Commons",{"id":16,"title":17},"p5ch16","John II the Good: Captivity, Internal Crisis, and the Treaty of Brétigny (1350–1364)",{"id":19,"title":20,"chapterId":16,"html":21,"hasEn":22,"isFallback":23,"seoDescription":24},"p5ch16z2","1356: Poitiers, the King's Capture, and Political Disaster","\u003Cp>The Battle of \u003Cstrong>Poitiers\u003C/strong> (1356) is one of the great disasters of the first phase of the Hundred Years’ War. John II is taken prisoner: the event strikes at the heart of the very idea of sovereignty, for the king is not merely a military commander, but the symbolic and legal pivot of the kingdom.\u003C/p>\n\u003Chr>\n\u003Ch2>⚔️ A Defeat That Disorganizes Power\u003C/h2>\n\u003Cp>The king’s capture triggers an immediate crisis: who decides, who levies taxes, who negotiates? The Dauphin \u003Cstrong>Charles\u003C/strong> must ensure governmental continuity, while princes, cities, and the Estates General seek to influence decisions.\u003C/p>\n\u003Chr>\n\u003Ch2>🧩 Military Fragilties Revealed\u003C/h2>\n\u003Cp>Despite reform attempts (ordinances of 1351), the French army remains traversed by feudal logics: rivalries in command, unequal tactical discipline, and difficult coordination between contingents. Faced with a better-organized English army, backed by archers and a defensive posture, these weaknesses weigh heavily.\u003C/p>\n\u003Cp>🔍 \u003Cstrong>\u003Ca href=\"/en/zoom/p5ch16z20\">Zoom – September 19, 1356: Battle of Poitiers (Nouaillé‑Maupertuis)\u003C/a>\u003C/strong>\u003C/p>\n\u003Chr>\n\u003Ch2>💰 Ransom and the Long Term\u003C/h2>\n\u003Cp>Poitiers opens a sequence of negotiations and financial pressures. The king’s ransom becomes a national issue: it weighs on finances and fuels social tensions, while binding internal politics to diplomacy with England.\u003C/p>\n\u003Chr>\n\u003Ch2>🧠 To Remember\u003C/h2>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>1356: a royal capture transforms a military defeat into a regime crisis.\u003C/li>\n\u003Cli>The Dauphin Charles governs at the heart of a political shock.\u003C/li>\n\u003C/ul>\n",true,false,"The Battle of Poitiers (1356) is one of the great disasters of the first phase of the Hundred Years’ War. John II is taken prisoner: the event strikes at the",1778543137080]