[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":22},["ShallowReactive",2],{"zoom:p6ch1z15-1339-1341-stalemate-finances-and-shifts-in-guyenne:es":3},{"period":4,"chapter":12,"zoom":15},{"id":5,"title":6,"titleEn":7,"titleEs":6,"range":8,"rangeEn":8,"rangeEs":8,"covers":9},"p6","La Guerra de los Cien Años","The Hundred Years' War","1328 → 1461",[10],{"filename":11,"url":11},"COMTE_Pierre-Charles_Sacre_de_Charles_VII_Huile_sur_toile.jpg",{"id":13,"title":14},"p6ch1","Philip VI of Valois: A New Dynasty, A War Begins (1328–1350)",{"id":16,"title":17,"chapterId":13,"html":18,"hasEn":19,"isFallback":20,"seoDescription":21},"p6ch1z15","1339–1341: Stalemate, Finances, and Shifts in Guyenne","\u003Cp>The first years of war do not give decisive victory. The conflict bogs down: coalitions, raids, sieges, multiple fronts. In this framework, the capacity to finance war becomes a strategic factor.\u003C/p>\n\u003Chr>\n\u003Ch2>💸 Currency, Taxes, and Discontent\u003C/h2>\n\u003Cp>Philip VI struggles to levy enough tax to support war effort, administration, and the costly pensions distributed to princes he fears losing. He resorts to repeated \u003Cstrong>currency mutations\u003C/strong>, which fuel inflation and criticism.\u003C/p>\n\u003Cp>The king governs with a restricted council of close advisors, which discontents excluded princes. His strategy, cautious and often turned toward sieges rather than pitched battles, is poorly received by a chivalry hoping for ransoms and glory.\u003C/p>\n\u003Chr>\n\u003Ch2>🏰 Guyenne: Seducing Local Lords\u003C/h2>\n\u003Cp>Edward III, despite his financial difficulties, knows how to awaken local fidélités in Guyenne. Late \u003Cstrong>1339\u003C/strong>, \u003Cstrong>Oliver Ingham\u003C/strong>, sénéchal of Bordeaux, obtains the defection of \u003Cstrong>Bernard‑Ezy V of Albret\u003C/strong>, followed by other lords. Edward names him lieutenant in Aquitaine.\u003C/p>\n\u003Cp>At the head of Gascon troops, Albret advances eastward, takes \u003Cstrong>Sainte‑Bazeille\u003C/strong>, and besieges \u003Cstrong>Condom\u003C/strong>. The offensive culminates in \u003Cstrong>September 1340\u003C/strong>, but a counter-offensive led by \u003Cstrong>Peter of La Palu\u003C/strong> (seneschal of Toulouse) forces the raising of the siege and allows retaking the towns.\u003C/p>\n\u003Chr>\n\u003Ch2>🏴 Scotland: Another Front Exhausting England\u003C/h2>\n\u003Cp>The situation is not simpler for Edward III in Scotland: guerrilla intensifies and raids multiply. France continues to use this dossier as leverage, housing and supporting its allies.\u003C/p>\n\u003Chr>\n\u003Ch2>🧠 Key Points to Remember\u003C/h2>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>1339–1341: stalemate transforms war into financial and political crisis.\u003C/li>\n\u003Cli>Guyenne depends on local fidélités, bought or negotiated.\u003C/li>\n\u003Cli>Multiple fronts prevent quick victory on either side.\u003C/li>\n\u003C/ul>\n",true,false,"The first years of war do not give decisive victory. The conflict bogs down: coalitions, raids, sieges, multiple fronts. In this framework, the capacity to",1782343350594]