Timelines of the month | #2_October 2015

Black Prince - English warrior Prince
D'Artagnan - French musketeer officer (the real historic personality)
Josquin Desprez - French Composer
El Greco - Greek painter
Veronica Franco - Venetian poet and Courtesain
Joseph Haydn - Austrian Composer
Heinz Guderian - German general
Linschoten - Dutch cartographer and explorer
Nostradamus - French Apothecary and Seer
Alonso Sánchez Coello - Spanish painter
Johannes Vermeer - Dutch painter
Manfred von Richthofen - German WW1 pilot
Otto Weddigen - German WW1 submariner

Johannes Vermeer | Timeline

Johannes Vermeer (1632 – 1675) was a Dutch painter who specialized in domestic interior scenes of middle-class life. Vermeer was a moderately successful provincial genre painter in his lifetime. He evidently was not wealthy, leaving his wife and children in debt at his death, perhaps because he produced relatively few paintings.

Vermeer worked slowly and with great care, and frequently used very expensive pigments. He is particularly renowned for his masterly treatment and use of light in his work.

Vermeer painted mostly domestic interior scenes. "Almost all his paintings are apparently set in two smallish rooms in his house in Delft; they show the same furniture and decorations in various arrangements and they often portray the same people, mostly women." (Wikipedia)

 

October 31, 1632 - Delft, Netherlands - Johannes Vermeer is born

October 1(?), 1652 - Delft - After his father's death, Vermeer assumes his family's art business =(START)

April 1(?), 1653 - Schipluiden - Vermeer marries Catharina Bolnes, a catholic girl

December 29, 1653 - Delft - Vermeer becomes a member of the Guild of Saint Luke, a trade association for painters

January(?) 1(?), 1657 - Delft - Vermeer finds a patron in art collector Pieter van Ruijven

January(?) 1(?), 1662 - Delft - Vermeer becomes the leader of the Guild of Saint Luke 

January(?) 1(?), 1672 - Delft - Vermeer's life worsens in result of the economic disaster brought by the french invasion of the Netherlands - "Year of Disaster"

January(?) 1(?), 1674 - Delft - Vermeer is listed as a member of the Civic Guards

August 1, 1675 - Amsterdam - Vermeer borrows 1.000 guilders in Amsterdam from Jacob Romboutsz, a Silk trader

August 5(?), 1675 - Delft - Back in Delft

December 15, 1675 - Delft - Johannes Vermeer dies after a short illness =(END)

Nostradamus | Timeline

Michel de Nostredame (depending on the source, 14 or 21 December 1503 – 2 July 1566), usually Latinised as Nostradamus, was a French apothecary and reputed seer who published collections of prophecies that have since become famous worldwide. He is best known for his book Les Propheties, the first edition of which appeared in 1555. Since the publication of this book, which has rarely been out of print since his death, Nostradamus has attracted a following that, along with much of the popular press, credits him with predicting many major world events. Most academic sources maintain that the associations made between world events and Nostradamus's quatrains are largely the result of misinterpretations or mistranslations (sometimes deliberate) or else are so tenuous as to render them useless as evidence of any genuine predictive power. (Wikipedia)

December 14, 1503 - St-Rémy-de-Provence - Michel de Nostredame is born
January(?) 1(?), 1519 - Avignon - 15-year old Nostradamus enters the University of Avignon
December(?) 1(?), 1520 - Avignon - Forced to leave the university due to an outbreak of plague
January(?) 1(?), 1521 - ? - Nostradamus travels the countryside for eight years, researching herbal remedies
January(?) 1(?), 1529 - Montpellier - After some years as an apothecary, Nostradamus enters the University of Montpellier =(START)
April(?) 1(?), 1529 - Montpellier - University officials discover that Nostradamus is an apothecary, and he is expelled
January(?) 1(?), 1531 - Agen (SW France) - Nostradamus is invited by Jules-César Scaliger to go to Agen
January(?) 1(?), 1534 - Agen - After his wife and children die because of the plague, Nostradamus departs again, going across France and possibly Italy
January(?) 1(?), 1539 - Bordeaux - Nostradamus passes through Bordeaux in his travels
January(?) 1(?), 1544 - Marseille - After arriving in Marseille, Nostradamus helps Louis Serre fighting an outbreak of plague
January(?) 1(?), 1547 - Lyon - In Lyon with Philibert Sarrazin, a physician.
November 11, 1547 - Salon-de-Provence - Nostradamus marries Anne Ponsarde and settles in Salon-de-Provence
January(?) 1(?), 1549 - Milan, Italy - Meets a specialist in vegetable alchemy, in Milan
January(?) 1(?), 1555 - Paris - Starts exchanging Medicine for the Occult. Catherine de Medicis summons Nostradamus to the Court, after Reading his prophecies about the King
January(?) 1(?), 1556 - Salon-de-Provence - Acquires a 1/13 sshare of a Canal Project to irrigate Salon-de-Provence and surroundings from with water from River Durance
December 18, 1561 - Marignane - Nostradamus is arrested for some time for not asking for the Bishop's permission to publish.
July 2, 1566 - Salon-de-Provence - Michel de Nostredame dies, after years suffering from gout =(END)

65.Economic Crash (2011-2015)

65.Economic Crash (2011-2015)

2011 - Ludovico Einaudi - Intouchables Soundtrack - Una Mattina
2011 - Ludovico Einaudi - Intouchables Soundtrack - Fly
2011 - Daft Punk - Fall (remixed by m83 vs big black delta)
2011 - Tony Bennett - The way you look tonight
2011 - David Guetta feat. Sia - She Wolf
2012 - Laibach - Under the Iron Sky
2012 - Adele - Skyfall
2012 - Dead can Dance - Amnésia
2013 - Daft Punk - Get Lucky
2014 - Arch Enemy - Graveyard of Dreams
2015 - Sam Smith - Writing's on the Wall

64.War on Terror (2002-2010)

64.War on Terror (2002-2010)

2002 - Armik - Lost in Paradise
2002 - Cliff Martinez - Solaris OST
2002 - Danny Elfman - Spiderman Main titles
2002 - Madonna - Die another day
2002 - Michael Nyman - The man with a movie câmera
2003 - A Perfect Circle - The Outsider
2003 - Jane's Addiction - True Nature
2003 - Juno Reactor + Don Davis - Navras
2004 - Cradle of Filth - Nymphetamine
2004 - Hellboy OST - Kroenens Lied
2005 - Danny Elfman - Corpsebride
2006 - Chris Cornell - You know my name
2006 - Kari Kimmel - Go
2006 - Lady in the Water OST
2006 - Mosh Ben Ari - Salaam (Od Yavo Shalom Aleinu)
2006 - Muse - Follow me
2006 - Muse - Shrinking Universe
2006 - Muse - the 2nd law Isolated System
2006 - Muse ft Nero - Follow me (Dubstep version)
2006 - Villa Del Refugio - This will destroy you
2008 - Dark Knight Soundtrack - and I thought my jokes were bad
2008 - Dark Knight Soundtrack - Like a dog chasing cars
2008 - Jack White & Alicia Keys - Another way to die
2009 - Kenji Kawai - Apocalypse, la 2^e Guerre mondiale
2009 - Vib Gyor - Red Light
2010 - Daft Punk - Disc Wars
2010 - Daft Punk - The game has changed
2010 - Daft Punk - Tron OST

63.Unilateralism (1992-2001)

63.Unilateralism (1992-2001)

1992 - Regina Belle - A whole new World
1993 - Michael Nyman - The Piano OST
1993 - Bruce Springsteen - Streets of Philadelphia
1993 - John Williams - Schindler's List
1993 - U2 - Zooropa
1994 - Coolio - Gangsta's Paradise
1994 - Diana King - Bad Boys - Shy guy
1994 - Ini Kamoze - Here comes the Hotstepper
1995 - Michael Nyman - Diary of Anne Frank
1995 - Michael Nyman - Carrington - Fly drive
1995 - Goldie - Inner City Life
1995 - John Debney - Cutthroat Island OST
1995 - Tina Turner - Goldeneye
1995 - Underworld - Born slippy
1996 - Bryan Adams - I finally found someone
1996 - Eternal - Someday
1996 - Leo Brouwer - Hika - In memoriam toru Takemitsu
1996 - R.Kelly - I believe I can fly
1996 - The Cardigans - Lovefool
1997 - Celine Dion - My heart will go on
1997 - Junkie XL - Dealing with the roster
1997 - Juno Reactor - Conga Fury
1997 - Lauryn Hill - The sweetest thing
1997 - Michael Bolton - Go the distance
1997 - Michael Nyman - Gattaca OST
1997 - Sheryl Crow - Tomorrow never dies
1997 - Will Smith - Men in Black
1998 - Jamiroquai - Deeper Underground
1998 - Marc Anthony & Tina Arena - I want to spend my lifetime loving you
1998 - Mariah Carey & Whitney Houston - Prince of Egypt
1999 - Garbage - The World is not enough
1999 - Michael Nyman - Wonderland
1999 - Michael Nyman - The end of the Affair
1999 - Chumbawamba - Mary Mary
1999 - Craig Armstrong - Escape
1999 - Jocelyn Pook - Masked Ball (eyes wide shut OST)
2000 - Michael Nyman - The claim
2000 - Aerosmith - Jaded
2001 - Denez Prigent & Lisa Gerrard - Gortoz A ran
2001 - Patrick Cassidy - Vide Cor Meum

62.Fall of the Berlin Wall (1989-1991)

62.Fall of the Berlin Wall (1989-1991)

1989 - Gladys Knight - Licence to Kill
1990 - Cher - Mermaids - The shoop shoop song
1990 - John Barry - Dances with Wolves OST
1990 - Maria McKee - Show me Heaven
1991 - Michael Jackson - Will you be there
1991 - U2 - Achtung Baby
1991 - Guns n' Roses - Estranged

61.Afghanistan (1979-1988)

61.Afghanistan (1979-1988)

1979 - Antonio Ruiz-Pipó - Canción y Danza No.1
1979 - Donna Summer - The Full Monty - Hot Stuff
1979 - Shirley Bassey - Moonraker
1980 - Mike Oldfield - QE2
1981 - Basil Poledouris - Conan the Barbarian OST
1981 - Leo Brouwer - El Decameron Negro
1981 - Sheena Easton - For your eyes only
1982 - Michael Nyman - Chasing sheep is best left to Shepards
1982 - Mike Oldfield - Five Miles Out
1983 - Antonio Lauro - María Carolina (Valse)
1983 - Irene Cara - Flashdance - What a feeling
1983 - Lani Hall - Never say never again
1983 - Mike Oldfield - Moonlight Shadow
1983 - Rita Coolidge - All Time high
1984 - Billy Idol - Eyes without a face

1984 - Depeche Mode - People are People
1984 - Toto - Dune OST - Prelude, take my hand
1984 - Toto - Dune OST - Departure
1984 - Toto - Dune OST - Final Dream
1984 - Toto - Dune OST - Guild Report
1984 - Toto - Dune OST - Paul meets Chani
1984 - Toto - Dune OST - Prologue. Main Title
1984 - Toto - Dune OST - The Duke's death
1984 - Toto - Dune OST - The Trip to Arrakis
1984 - Mike Oldfield - To France
1984 - Ray Parker Jr. - Ghostbusters
1985 - Billy Ocean - Romancing the stone
1985 - Duran Duran - A view to a Kill (007 OST)
1985 - Michael Nyman - Time lapse
1986 - Berlin - Take my breath away
1986 - Billy Joel - Modern Woman
1986 - Krzysztof Penderecki - Song of Cherubim for mixed Choir
1987 - A-Ha - The living daylights
1987 - Dead can Dance - Summoning of the Muse
1987 - Leo Brouwer - Concerto de Toronto (for John Williams)
1987 - U2 - The Joshua Tree
1988 - Dead can Dance - The host of Seraphim
1988 - Michael Nyman - Sheep n' Tides (from Drowning by numbers)

Best Soundtracks of all time (My choice)

Note: These choice soundtracks don't include all-classical music, like "Amadeus" and "The Pianist", composed by Mozart and Chopin respectively, although I include them in my toplist.

1 - Conan the Barbarian

This masterpiece by Basil Pouledoris is my choice for the best soundtrack in film history. Composed in 1982, it is almost unbelievable that while disco sound dominated the musical scene, a movie with an unknown austrian bodybuilder as main character and a bombastic epic soundtrack would make such an impact. The movie is not unforgetable because of Schwarzenegger's Lawrence Olivier quality of acting - although his accent was actually an extra point - it is unforgetable because its soundtrack stirs emotions in us, with pieces of music created for moments of barbaric axe and hammer battles, but also for moments of mystery, love and contemplation. This is as brilliant for music just as Lord of the Rings is to literature. Attempts to create something similar have failed during the years, as it was proven with the disastrous 2011 attempt to reboot the franchise. The movie was too bad to be true.

The first 5 minutes of the movie, from the first words of the narrator until Conan's father is killed, are the high musical point of the movie. In the end, there's also "battle of the Mounds", that resembles the opening track, but is even more epic. There's also a scene, where Conan enters a cave and finds the remains of a king in his throne with his sword. Pouledouris, in just a few moments of sound, makes us imagine all the glory and fall of an empire. Unbeatable.

2 - Cutthroat Island

I love pirate movies and all adventure movies. At the time this movie came out, I thought to myself "what can go wrong with a pirate movie with Frank Langella as the bad guy?"

Well, I really liked the movie, as a genre fan than I am, but in the box office, "Cutthroat Island" was actually a fiasco and apparently the reason for Geena Davies to end her career in acting. Probably it didn't help the whole enterprise when you could see a huge finnish flag unfurled in the streets of 1668 Port Royal, Jamaica, after Renny Harlin's trademark flag of his native country somewhere in all of his movies. Personally, the bizarre scene in which geena Davies is as fast running through dinning rooms and jumping from 1st floors to 1st floors than a 4-horse chariot, directly below her....obviously she catches up with the chariot at the end of the street. It didn't bother me, but it might have turned off many people.

What really interested me was that the soundtrack is spectacular! It reminded be of old soundtracks of Errol Flynn's movies, but with an obvious better production and quality of sound. It doesn't have repetitions such like "Pirates of the Caribbean", which is basically the same musical line and variations. It is always different and has an epic feel at times that I really love. After Conan, the Barbarian, this is my vote for the greatest soundtrack ever.

3 - Schindler's list

After the two first places, it gets a little difficult to choose another three, as I really like some other 10 soundtracks. John Williams is a favorite of mine, a couple of other of his scores could be on this shortlist, but I think Schindler's list might be the best his best in my opinion (Star Wars Phantom menace had its moments too).

Personally, I was a little disappointed when I bought the soundtrack, as I was expecting every piece of music from the movie, but many tracks were left out of the CD. Tracks like the Carlos Gardel tango, Otto Teich's "Im Grunewald ist Holzauktion", Johann Sebastian Bach's English suite No.2 and even "Erika" german military march, among other music, would enrich the CD, that in the end, is much poorer than listening to it on the DVD. This third place if for the whole soundtrack and not the soundtrack CD.

4 - Solaris

I listened to this soundtrack for the first time inside a huge FNAC store. I thought it was so good and so new, that I started approaching the side of the store where the music was coming from. Apparently, many people thought the same as I, and I'm sure the store sold a lot of Solaris' soundtrack CDs that day. The movie is simple, the soundtrack is actually simple too, but as soon as you listen to it, it sounds just like space music should be, giving at all times an idea of infinity, emptiness and also the psychological dilemas of the movie characters, far from their confort zones.

5 - Dune

This was an inovative movie, an approach to Science fiction in a totally diferente angle than Star Wars, for instance. Also different from franchises like Star Wars and Star Trek, is the soundtrack. While these series have orchestral music for soundtrack, "Dune" on the other hand has a soundtrack made by the 80's progressive rock band - Toto.

This soundtrack could easily be in third place of this list, it's difficult to say. I just think that these guys were inspired when they created this masterpiece for such an innovative movie.

 
Which five Soundtracks are your favorite (or best)?
Vote here
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Best Soundtracks of all time (Reader's votes)

Which are your five favorite (or best) soundtracks?

Voters: 8

4. Lord of the Rings - The Fellowship of the Ring

4. Blade Runner

3. Amadeus
3. Crossroads (1986)

2. Beetlejuice
2. The Wall
2. The Commitments


1. Alien

1. Cat People

1. Catch me if you Can

1. Conan the Barbarian
1. Cutthroat Island
1. Dune

1. Edward Scissorhands
1. Fame
1. Goodbye Lenin

1. Hair
1. La Double Vie de Veronique

1. Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amélie Poulain

1. Lord of the Rings - Return of the King

1. Midnight Express
1. Million Dollar Baby
1. Nothing Hill
1. Psycho
1. Saturday Night Fever
1. Schindler's List
1. Shine
1. Solaris
1. The Mission
1. The Name of the Rose
1. The Pianist
1. The Song remains the same
1. The Shape of Water

Thank you for your vote. I will update the list as soon as possible.

60.Electronics (1974-1978)

60.Electronics (1974-1978)

1974 - Kraftwerk - Autobahn
1974 - Lulu - The man with the Golden gun

1975 - Aerosmith - Sweet Emotion
1976 - Henryk Górecki - Symphony No.3 for Soprano and Orchestra
1976 - Arvo Pärt - Cantus in memoriam Benjamin Britten for Strings and Bell
1976 - Arvo Pärt - Frates for Strings and Percussion
1977 - Carly Simon - Nobody does it better (the Spy who loved me) 

1977 - Giorgio Moroder - From here to Eternity
1978 - Kraftwerk - Die Mensch-Maschine (The Man-Machine) - Spacelab

59.Vietnam (1964-1973)

59.Vietnam (1964-1973)

1964 - Ennio Morricone - A Fistful of Dollars
1964 - Chuck Berry - You never can tell
1964 - Leo Brouwer - Elogio de la Danza
1964 - Roy Orbison - Pretty Woman
1964 - Shirley Bassey - Goldfinger
1965 - Ennio Morricone - La resa dei conti
1965 - Ennio Morricone - Il Vizio di Uccidere
1965 - Ennio Morricone - For a few dollars more
1965 - Ennio Morricone - Sixty seconds to what
1965 - Marlene Dietrich - Untern Linden, untern linden
1965 - The Commitments - Mustang Sally
1965 - Tom Jones - Thunderball
1966 - Ennio Morricone - The ecstasy of Gold
1966 - Ennio Morricone - The Good, the bad & the ugly
1967 - Ennio Morricone - Death rides a horse
1967 - Ignacio Indio Figueredo - Los Caujaritos (pasaje)
1967 - Louis Armstrong - What a wonderful World
1967 - Nancy Sinatra - You only live twice
1967 - Scott McKenzie - San Francisco (Be sure to wear some flowers in your head)
1967 - Van Morrison - Brown eyed girl
1968 - Antonio Lauro - Angostura (valse)
1968 - Mama Cass Elliot - Dream a little dream of me
1968 - Nara Leão - Um chorinho chamado Odeon
1968 - Ennio Morricone - Once upon a time in the West
1968 - Simon & Garfunkel - Mrs.Robinson
1969 - Louis Armstrong - We have all the time in the World
1970 - Frederico Moreno Torróba - Madroqos
1970 - Frederico Moreno Torróba - Nocturno
1970 - Stanley Myers - Cavatina from the "Deer Hunter"
1971 - Shirley Bassey - Diamons are forever
1972 - Curtis Mayfield - Superfly
1973 - Paul McCartney and Wings - Live and let die

58.Space Race (1957-1963)

58.Space Race (1957-1963)

1957 - Ernst Mosch - River Kwai Marsch
1957 - Salvador Bacarisse - Passapie
1958 - Remo Giazotto - Adagio in G minor for Strings and Organ (Formely known as Albinoni's Adagio)
1959 - Bonanza Original soundtrack theme

1959 - Marty Robbins - Big Iron
1960 - Benito Canonico - El Totumo
1960 - Dmitri Shostakovich - Chamber Symphony, Op.110a (after String Quartet No.8)
1961 - Joaquin Rodrigo - Fandango

1962 - Alfred Newman - How The West was won - Overture
1962 - Glenn Gould - Cantata No.54 (Johann Sebastian Bach)
1962 - Monty Norman Orchestra - James Bond Theme (Dr.No)
1962 - Pixinguinha - Displicente
1963 - Amália Rodrigues - Povo que lavas no rio
1963 - Matt Monroe - From Russia with Love

1963 - The Beatles - All I've got to do

1963 - The Beatles - All my loving

1963 - The Beatles - Anna (Go to Him)

1963 - The Beatles - Ask me why

1963 - The Beatles - Baby it's you

1963 - The Beatles - Boys

1963 - The Beatles - Chains

1963 - The Beatles - Devil in her heart

1963 - The Beatles - Do you want to know a secret

1963 - The Beatles - Don't bother me

1963 - The Beatles - Hold me tight

1963 - The Beatles - I saw her standing there

1963 - The Beatles - I wanna be your man

1963 - The Beatles - It won't be long

1963 - The Beatles - Little child

1963 - The Beatles - Love me do

1963 - The Beatles - Misery

1963 - The Beatles - Money (That's what I want)

1963 - The Beatles - Not a second time

1963 - The Beatles - P.S. I love you

1963 - The Beatles - Please Mr.Postman

1963 - The Beatles - Please please me

1963 - The Beatles - Roll over Beethoven

1963 - The Beatles - There's a place

1963 - The Beatles - Till there was you

1963 - The Beatles - Twist and shout

1963 - The Beatles - You really got a hold on me

Edward the Black Prince | Timeline

Edward of Woodstock (15 June 1330 – 8 June 1376), called the Black Prince, was the eldest son of King Edward III and Philippa of Hainault, and the father of King Richard II of England. He was the first Duke of Cornwall (from 1337), the Prince of Wales (from 1343) and the Prince of Aquitaine (1362–72). (Intro from Wikipedia)

June 15, 1330 - Woodstock Palace, Oxfordshire - Edward of Woodstock is born
May 18, 1333 - Woodstock Palace, Oxfordshire - Prince Edward is created Earl of Chester
August 1(?), 1335 - Nottingham - Rumours of an impending french invasion leads the king to order his household removed to Nottingham
March 17, 1337 - Nottingham - Prince Edward is created Duke of Cornwall and eight nobles are created earls
December(?) 1(?), 1337 - London - Is said to have met the two cardinals appointed to make peace between the King and Philip of France
July 11, 1338 - London - The King appoints him "Guardian of the Kingdom" before departing to Flanders
May 27, 1340 - London - Re-appointed "Guardian of the Kingdom"
October 5, 1342 - London - Re-appointed "Guardian of the Kingdom"
May 12, 1343 - London - Invested as Prince of Wales
January 19, 1344 - Windsor - A great tournament is held (until January 22nd). King Edward III creates the Order of the Round Table =(START)
April 23, 1344 - Windsor Castle - The Order of the Garter is instituted
July 3, 1345 - Sluys - Edward accompanies his father to Flanders for 3 weeks of negociations about Flanders
July 11, 1346 - Portsmouth - Edward leaves Portsmouth with a fleet of 750 ships and 15,000 men
July 12, 1346 - St.Vaast la Hogue - The english army lands in France, 20 miles from Cherbourg. The Black Prince is knighted
July 20, 1346 - Carentan - The english army passes through Carentan
July 22, 1346 - St-Lô - The english army passes through St.Lô
July 26, 1346 - Caen - The english army sacks Caen, plundering the city's huge wealth
August 1, 1346 - Caen - The army moves east and then southeast along the River Seine with the intention of attacking Paris
August 8, 1346 - Louviers (River Seine) - Edward III and the Black Prince reach the River Seine at Louviers
August 14, 1346 - Poissy - The english army crosses the River Seine at Poissy, then heads directly north to the Channel Coast
August 16, 1346 - Grisy - The english army heads north
August 18, 1346 - Troussures, SW Beauvais - The english army heads north
August 20, 1346 - Hangest-sur-somme | Pont-Remy (Between Amiens and Abbeville) - Edward tries in vain to probe the crossings at Hangest-sur-somme and Pont-Remy
August 23, 1346 - Blanchetaque, near Saigneville - Edward successfully forces a crossing at the well-defended village of Blanchetaque
August 24, 1346 - Noyelles-sur-Mer | Le Crotoy - Edward's army resupplies and plunders Noyelles-sur-Mer and Le Crotoy

Battle of Crécy, 1346

August 26, 1346 - Crécy-en-Ponthieu - Battle of Crécy - Decisive english victory
September 4, 1346 - Calais - Edward's men besiege Calais
August 1, 1347 - Calais - Calais lit fires signaling they were ready to surrender
August 3, 1347 - Calais - Surrender of the french, the City of Calais would remain in english hands until 1558 =(changecityflag)
September 4, 1347 - Calais - Negociations for a truce begin, mediated by emissaries dispatched by Pope Clement VI
September 28, 1347 - Calais - The "Truce of Calais", mediated by Pope Clement VI, is agreed by King Edward III and King Philip VI of France
October 12, 1347 - Sandwich - King Edward III and the Black Prince land at Sandwich
October 14, 1347 - London - Edward III and the Black Prince reach London
April 23, 1348 - St.George's Chapel, Windsor Castle - Founding of the Order of the Garter is formally proclaimed. The Black Prince becomes First Knight of the Garter
April 23, 1349 - Windsor - First meeting of the newly formed Order of the Garter
December 31, 1349 - Calais - After hearing of a plot to take Calais, Edward III and the Black Prince land at Calais to lure the french into a trap
January 1, 1350 - Calais - Battle of Calais - The Black Prince saves King Edward (who was fighting incognito) of being killed when he is twice knocked down by Eustace of Ribemont. 30 french knights including Geoffroi de Charny and Eustace de Ribemont are captured
August 10, 1350 - Rocherhithe (SE London) - The king announces the intention of attacking the castillians on their way home
August 28, 1350 - Winchelsea - Boards the "Cog Thomas" with the King and his 10-year-old brother John of Gaunt
August 29, 1350 - off Winchelsea - Battle of Winchelsea - English victory over the Castillians
August 30, 1350 - 2 miles from Winchelsea - Spends the day with King Edward III and the Queen
January(?) 1(?), 1353 - Chester - Marches with the Duke of Lancaster to Cheshire to protect the justices, who were holding an assize there
July 10, 1355 - London - The king appoints him his lieutenant in Gascony, and gives him powers to act in his stead
July 30, 1355 - London - Leaves London for Plymouth
September 8, 1355 - Plymouth - After contrary winds, finally departs with 300 ships to Gascony
September 16, 1355 - Bordeaux - Arrives in Bordeaux with his army
October 5, 1355 - Bordeaux - Edward leaves his base in Gascogny to raid towards the southeast
October 6, 1355 - Langon - The Prince passes through Langon
October 7, 1355 - Castets-en-Dorth - Two days stay in Castets-en-Dorth. Heavy drinking of the soldiers
October 9, 1355 - Bazas - Stopping point
October 13, 1355 - Monclar - 8 miles advance to the east
October 16, 1355 - Nogaro - Moves to Nogaro
October 20, 1355 - Bassoues - Town taken
October 23, 1355 - Mirande (SW of Auch) - Departs to Toulouse
October 24, 1355 - Seissan - On the move
October 26, 1355 - St.Lys - English army reaches St.Lys
October 27, 1355 - Pinsaguel, Garonne River, SW Toulouse - The black Prince's army crosses the Garonne River
October 29, 1355 - Montgiscard - Montgiscar is burnt and pillaged. Many men, women and children are ill-treated and slain
October 30, 1355 - Avignonet - Town taken and pillaged
October 31, 1355 - Castelnaudary - Town taken and pillaged
November 3, 1355 - Carcassone - Town taken and pillaged (but not the castle)
November 8, 1355 - Narbonne - City besieged for three days and plundered
November 12, 1355 - Azille - The Black Prince decides to return to Bordeaux. First stop Azille
December 2, 1355 - La Reóle - Arrives at La Reóle and holds a conference to take stock of events and plan next months
December 25, 1355 - Bordeaux - Back at Bordeaux
June 25, 1356 - Bordeaux - The Black Prince leaves Bordeaux for the mustering point of La Réole
July 6, 1356 - La Réole - The Black Prince moves his HQ to La Réole
August 4, 1356 - Bergerac - Crosses the Dordogne River at Bergerac
August 9, 1356 - Brantôme - moving towards the northeast
August 11, 1356 - Nontron - Large supplies of fish found. Now in Limousin region, the troops inflict as much damage as they can
August 12, 1356 - Rochechouart - moving towards the north
August 14, 1356 - Lesterps - The cannons of the church of St Pierre defy his assault for a day. The Prince spares the monks, townspeople and church, out of admiration for their courage
August 19, 1356 - Lussac-les-Châteux - moving towards the northeast
August 21, 1356 - Argenton-sur-Creuse - The Castle of Argenton is taken
August 23, 1356 - Chateauroux - The Army passes through Chateauroux with intention to go to Bourges
August 24, 1356 - suburbs of Bourges - The Black Prince burns the suburbs of Bourges but fails to take the city
August 26, 1356 - Issoudun - Turns west and unsucessful attacks Issoudun, burning its suburbs
August 28, 1356 - Vierzon - Returns to his line of march and takes Vierzon
August 29, 1356 - Vierzon - After putting to death the Vierzon garrison, sets out towards Romorantin
August 31, 1356 - Romorantin - The Black Prince assaults Romorantin
September 3, 1356 - Romorantin - The fortress is reduced with greek fire
September 6, 1356 - Romorantin - The Black Prince resumes his march
September 14, 1356 - Châtellerault - From 14th to 16th in Châtellerault. Pursuing french were close and in a parallel position
September 17, 1356 - Between Poitiers and Chauvigny - On the morning, the Black Prince, with 200 men-at-arms, rushes through the forest of Moulière and ends on the road from Poitiers to Chauvigny where he falls by surprise on the rear of the strong French army of 700 men-at-arms and knights at la-Chaboterie-au-Breuil-l'Abbesse. The French, totally disconcerted, flee into the forest, losing 240 men including the Count of Joigny, John II of Chalon, Count of Auxerre, and Jean II de Chatillon, made prisoners, who would be released after ransom
September 18, 1356 - Poitiers - Meeting between english and french to settle their differences. Geoffroi de Charny proposes that they fight 100 against 100, but the Black Prince refuses
September 19, 1356 - Poitiers - Battle of Poitiers - Decisive English Victory - King "John II

Battle of Poitiers, 1356

the Good" of France is captured
September 23, 1356 - Ruffec - The convoy reaches Ruffec
September 25, 1356 - La Rochefoucauld, near Angoulême - The convoy reaches La Rochefoucauld
October 2, 1356 - Libourne - The Black Prince decides to delay his entry to Bordeaux to wait until the preparations for the reception of himself and his host are completed
October 5, 1356 - Bordeaux - The Black Prince makes a triumphal entry into Bordeaux with his royal captive, John II of France
March 23, 1357 - Bordeaux - Concludes a two-years' truce, so he could return to England
April 11, 1357 - Bordeaux - Boards the "Sainte-Marie" with captive king Jean II of France
May 4, 1357 - Plymouth - Arrives in England
May 24, 1357 - London - Enters London in triumph, after progressing through towns such as Salisbury and Winchester
January(?) 1(?), 1358 - Chester - Brief visit to Chester
May 1(?), 1359 - London - Festivals and tournaments in the King's Court
October 28, 1359 - Sandwich | Calais - Accompanies Edward III and his younger brother John of Gaunt (in his first campaign) to Calais and leads a division of the army in the following Reims campaign
November 4, 1359 - Calais - King Edward III, the Black Prince and Henry of Grosmont, Duke of Lancaster, march into french territory
December 4, 1359 - Saint Basle, 10 miles S. of Reims - The english army reaches the Benedictine Abbey at Saint Basle. King Edward lays siege to Reims
January 11, 1360 - Reims - Food supplies run low and King Edward III gives up the siege of Reims and heads SW
January 26, 1360 - Poigny - Edward's three army divisions cross the river Marne at Poigny
February 19, 1360 - Guillen, Burgundy - The english army camps at Guillen
March 10, 1360 - Guillen,  Burgundy - Agreement between Edward III and the advisers of the 13-year-old Philip de Rouvres, Duke of Burgundy, indicating that Edward's coronation at Reims - as king of England and France - was now a real possibility. At the same time, the english army is growing increasingly exhausted and is unable to draw the french into battle
March 31, 1360 - Chenteloup, near Arpajon (20 miles from Paris) - After hearing about a raid on Winchelsea, King Edward turns towards Paris, camping at Chenteloup
April 3, 1360 - Châtillon - After talks break down, King Edward moves his headquarters to Châtillon
April 12, 1360 - Châtillon - King Edward and the Duke of Lancaster withraw, under cover of a diversion by the Black Prince, who waits to ambush those who came out of Paris
April 13, 1360 - Beauce region, (between the Loire and the Seine), near Paris - Black Monday - The english army, marching close to Paris, is hit by a freak storm in the Beauce, losing men, horses and provisions. This startling misfortune is seen as a divine warning, and both sides return to peace negotiations
April 27, 1360 - Sours, E. of Chartres - The french delegates arrive at Chartres. Edward III chooses Brétigny for the peace conference
May 1, 1360 - Brétigny - The conference of Brétigny begins
May 8, 1360 - Brétigny - The peace treaty of Brétigny is concluded - It cedes large areas of Northern France to England
May 28, 1360 - Honfleur | Rye - King Edward and his sons set sail from Honfleur and reach Rye on the same day
May 29, 1360 - Westminster - Edward III and sons mount their horses and reach Westminster the next day. John of Gaunt's first session in Parliament as Earl of Richmond
June 30, 1360 - London - With negotiations between England and France complete, and a ransom agreement for the french king in place, the Black Prince escorts King John II of France to Dover
July 4(?), 1360 - Canterbury - Pause to make an offer in Canterbury Cathedral
July 6, 1360 - Dover - The Black Prince and King John II of France arrive at Dover
July 8, 1360 - Calais - The Black Prince and King John II of France arrive at Calais
October 9, 1360 - Calais - Accompanies Edward III to Calais to assist the liberation of King John and the ratification of the Treaty of Brétigny
October 24, 1360 - Calais - The Treaty of Brétigny is ratified by the two kings and their helder sons as "Treaty of Calais"
October 31, 1360 - Dover - Returns to Dover
December 25, 1360 - Woodstock Palace, Oxfordshire (?) - Probably spending Christmas in Woodstock Palace with King Edward III
February 1(?), 1361 - Westminster - At Westminster when each member of Parliament takes an oath to preserve the peace with France
April 23, 1361 - Windsor - (We suppose that Edward III and the Black Prince were present when) Princes John of Gaunt, Lionel and Edmund fill a stall in the Chapel of the Knights of the Garter, taking their place at the feast of the Order
October 10, 1361 - Windsor Castle - Edward marries his cousin Joan of Kent
July 19, 1362 - ? - The King grants him all his dominions in Aquitaine and Gascony
December 26, 1362 - Berkhampstead - Receives the King and his Court at Berkhampstead
February 1(?), 1363 - La Rochelle - Arrives in France with his household
April 1(?), 1363 - Poitiers(?) - The Prince mediates between Counts of Foix and Armagnac, who had been at war with each other
June 29, 1363 - Bordeaux - The Prince, Joan of Kent and their household, and the Earl of Warwick arrive in Bordeaux 
July 9, 1363 - Bordeaux - Receives homage of the lords of Gascony - until July 30th
August 4, 1363 - Bergerac - The Black Prince arrives at Bergerac to take further homage and commences a tour of Aquitaine
August 18, 1363 - Angoulême - After a 5-day stay at Périgueux, the Prince moves to the castle of Angoulême
August 23, 1363 - Cognac - Arrives at Cognac
October(?) 1(?), 1363 - La Rochelle - Stay at La Rochelle
November(?) 1(?), 1363 - Poitiers - Stay at Poitiers
December 25, 1363 - Agen - The Black Prince spends Christmas at Agen
February 1(?), 1364 - Poitiers(?) - Mediates between Charles of Blois and John of Montfort - unsuccessful
March 1(?), 1364 - Angoulême - Entertains the King of Cyprus and holds a tournament there
April 8, 1364 - (While in Angoulême) - King John II of France dies at the Savoy Palace in London
January 27, 1365 - Angoulême - Birth of the Prince's first son, Edward of Angoulême
April 2, 1365 - Angoulême - Jean, Count of Armagnac, comes to render homage to the Black Prince
April 27, 1365 - Angoulême - A magnificent tournament is held to celebrate the christening of the Prince's son
July 12, 1365 - Bordeaux - Meeting with the Count of Armagnac, who renders homage
September 7, 1365 - Bordeaux(?) - A treaty of mutual assistance is signed between the Black Prince and John de Montfort, Duke of Brittany
August 1, 1366 - Bayonne - The Black Prince meets the exiled King Pedro of Castile
September 23, 1366 - Libourne - After tense negotiations, a treaty between the Black Prince and Pedro of Castile is signed
January 6, 1367 - Bordeaux - Birth of the Black Prince's second son, Richard of Bordeaux (future Richard II)
January 10, 1367 - Bordeaux - Leaves Bordeaux to take command of his army at Dax
January 13, 1367 - Dax - The Anglo-Gascon army at Dax is joined by reinforcements under John of Gaunt. The Black Prince offers a banquet in honor of his younger brother
February 16, 1367 - St.Jean-Pied-de-Port - The Black Prince begins the ascent from St.Jean in the vanguard of the Centre column
February 18, 1367 - Roncesvalles - The Army crosses the Pyrenees at Roncesvalles in terrible winter weather
February 20, 1367 - Pamplona - The Black Prince arrives in Pamplona. Stays for a few weeks
March 11, 1367 - Arruitz (NW of Pamplona) - The army resumes its march
March 19, 1367 - Salvatierra (Agurain), E of Vitoria - Marching West
March 25(?), 1367 - Vitoria - Advances to Vitoria, intending to march on Burgos
April 1, 1367 - Miranda de Ebro | Logroño - Turning south and later, southeast. Arrives at Logroño
April 2, 1367 - Logroño - Leaves Logroño and moves to Navarrete de Rioja
April 3, 1367 - Nájera, La Rioja - Battle of Nájera (or Navarrete/La Rioja) on the "Way of Santiago". Anglo-Gascon Victory. Bertrand du Guesclin is captured
April 5, 1367 - Briviesca (between Burgos and Miranda de Ebro) - The army halts for a couple of days during the march to Burgos
April 7, 1367 - Burgos - The Black Prince and John of Gaunt reach Burgos, where they spend Easter
May 2, 1367 - Burgos - Edward is promised payment before the Altar of Burgos Cathedral
May 10(?), 1367 - Valladolid - The english army camps near Valladolid, waiting for payment
June 24, 1367 - Valladolid - The Prince stays in Valladolid until the Feast of St. John
August(?) 15(?), 1367 - Valladolid - While waiting for payment, during the hottest months of the summer, Edward and his army start suffering from dysentery
September(?) 1(?), 1367 - Roncesvalles - After negotiating a safe passage with Charles of Navarre, Edward crosses to France
September 10(?), 1367 - Bordeaux - The Black Prince and John of Gaunt return to Bordeaux
December 27, 1367 - Angoulême(?) - A ransom agreement between the Black Prince and his captive from Nájera, Bertrand du Guesclin, is finalized
January 17, 1368 - Angoulême - The Black Prince releases du Guesclin from captivity
January 18, 1368 - Angoulême - Meeting of the Estates, to discuss the levying of a property tax
January 26, 1368 - Angoulême - After a week of negotiations and a series of concessions by the Prince, the property tax is approved by the assembly
June 30, 1368 - Bordeaux(?) - the Counts of Armagnac, Périgord, and Comminges, and the lord of Albret laid their complaints before the king of France, declaring that he was their lord Paramount
November 18, 1368 - Bordeaux - The Prince's health deteriorates. He is confined to bed and cared for by one of the leading physicians of Bordeaux, Pierre de Manhi
January 25, 1369 - Bordeaux - the Counts of Armagnac, Périgord, and Comminges, and the lord of Albret laid their complaints before the king of France, declaring that he was their lord Paramount (again)
March 18, 1369 - Bordeaux - More than 900 towns, castles and places signify their adherence to the French cause
June 3, 1369 - (While in Bordeaux) - Resumption of war between England and France
August 22, 1370 - (While in Bordeaux) - Limoges is taken by the french under the Duke of Berry
August 25(?), 1370 - Cognac - The Black Prince takes up quarters at Cognac, in company of his brother, the Earl of Cambridge
September(?) 1(?), 1370 - Cognac - John of Gaunt joins his brother, the Black Prince, at Cognac
September 14, 1370 - Limoges - Limoges is besieged by a sick Black Prince
September 19, 1370 - Limoges - The city is taken by storm. 3,000 citizens are massacred
September 29, 1370 - (While at Limoges)? - Edward of Angoulême dies
October 8, 1370 - Cognac - The Black Prince makes a grant in tail to his brother John of Gaunt of the castles and towns of Bergerac and of Roche-sur-Yon
October 11, 1370 - Bordeaux(?) - The Black Prince abandons the government of the Principality, formally appointing John of Gaunt his Lieutenant and surrendering Aquitaine into his hands
January 1(?), 1371 - Bordeaux - The Black Prince, his wife and surviving son leave Bordeaux for England, leaving his brother John of Gaunt in charge
January 20(?), 1371 - Southampton - Returns to England
February(?) 1(?), 1371 - Windsor Castle - Meets his father, the King, at Windsor
May 2, 1371 - Canterbury - Meets the convocation of Canterbury at the Savoy, and persuades the Clergy to make a huge grant
February 9, 1372 - London - Ceremonial entry of Constance of Castille into London, accompanied by the Black Prince. She is received by her husband, John of Gaunt, in the Savoy Palace
August 30, 1372 - Sandwich - Feeling recovered from dysentery, departs on another expedition with Edward III, but fails to sail to La Rochelle due to contrary winds
October 1, 1372 - ? - The expedition returns to England, having failed to sail to La Rochelle
October 5, 1372 - ? - His health gets worse. Formally resigns the Principality of Aquitaine and Gascony to Edward III
May 20, 1374 - Westminster - Presides at a council of prelates and nobles held at Westminster to answer a demand from Gregory XI for a subsidy to help him against the Florentines
April 28, 1376 - Westminster - Meeting of the "Good Parliament". Edward knew he hadn't much time left
June 1, 1376 - Westminster Palace - The Prince's condition worsens and his father, King Edward III, has him moved to the Palace of Westminster
June 8, 1376 - Westminster Palace - Edward of Woodstock, the "Black Prince", dies aged 45. Some say his illness caught near Valladolid 9 years earlier never healed. =(END)

Bibliography
JONES, Michael - "The Black Prince"