ABSTRACT
Following the ouster of Peter the Cruel from the Castilian throne in 1365 by his French-backed half-brother, Henry of Trastamara, and an army of routiers led by Bertrand du Guesclin, Peter sought assistance from the English in Aquitaine. Nancy was a small bourg composed essentially of the ducal castle and a few monasteries. Nancy was the scene of an important battle between the Burgundian and Swiss armies at the beginning of 1477. Under the Franks, Nantes was part of the March of Brittany, whose most famous holder was the legendary Roland. In 843, the city was sacked by the Vikings, then overrun by the Bretons. Under the Franks, Nantes was part of the March of Brittany, whose most famous holder was the legendary Roland. Naval power in the Middle Ages did not make possible command of the seas.
