HLK151269 Ms 659 f.267 r. John II the Good taken prisoner by the English at the Battle of Poitiers, 1356 (vellum) by Master of Mary of Burgundy, (fl.1469-83); By kind permission of the Earl of Leicester and the Trustees of the Holkham Estate; (add.info.: forced to sign the treaties of 1360 during the first phase of the Hundred Years\' War (1337-1453) between France and England; king of France from 1350-64; Chronicles of the Counts of Flanders; The Battle of Poitiers was a major battle of the Hundred Years\' War between England and France. The battle occurred on 19 September 1356 near Poitiers, France; Edward, the Black Prince (son of King Edward III of England) defeated Jean II of France; English archers prevailed; Longbowmen of England; English army defeated French army;Jean le Bon); Flemish, out of copyright.