1338 Birth of John Stanley

1340 Joan of Kent, at twelve years of age enters into clandestine marriage with John Holland

1341 Joan marries William Montacute

1341 King Edward III of England reneges on depts to Italian Banks

1346 Black Prince earns his spurs at 
Battle of Crecy. 
(The end of the age of Chivalry)

1348 King Edward attempts to rape Joan 
at the ball after the siege of Calais. 
(founding of the order of the Garter)

1349 Joan is forced to return 
to John Holland

1355 The tournament at Woodstock

Timeline 1338-1355

France

1339 Birth of Ximene Trencavel

1342 Jaques Fournier (Pope Benedict) Dies

1348 Death of Ximene's parents blamed on Black Death.

1350 Gaston Febus makes himself Ximene's guardian

1354 Froissart Visits Foix

1352 Ximene attends Gaston's marriage to Agnes de Navarre (daughter of Charles de Navarre in Paris

1354 Joan of Kent attends Ximene's Progression in Bearn.

1354 Du Guesclin lays siege to Montmuran

1354 Froissart visits Foix

1355 Black Prince lands at Arcachon

1355 The Black Prince is betrothed
to Ximene Trencavel