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Truce of Malestroit

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• ... that in 1343 the French and English armies marched to within 18 miles (29 km) of each other, then agreed a three-and-a-half year truce?

• Source: Wagner, John A. (2006). Encyclopedia of the Hundred Years War. Woodbridge, Suffolk: Greenwood. ISBN 978-0-313-32736-0 page 207: "Concluded on 19 January 1343 and intended to run until 29 September 1346, the Truce of Malestroit ..." This source says the French were 20 miles from Vannes, while Sumption, Jonathan (1990). The Hundred Years War 1: Trial by Battle. London: Faber & Faber. ISBN 978-0-571-13895-1 page 407 gives 18 miles from the English army.

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Downtown Amman
• Comment: I am happy to email copies of the sources, or to consider alternative hooks.

5x expanded by Gog the Mild (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 85 past nominations.

Gog the Mild (talk) 22:51, 21 March 2025 (UTC).

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Overall: @Gog the Mild: Everything looks fine to me in terms of the article's quality. I did a quick check and fixed a minor spelling error (strongly pre-French -> strongly pro-French). I have an idea for a hook that might be more intereseting: "... that Vannes, Brittany, was meant to be administered by the Avignon Papacy according to the Truce of Malestroit, but the residents expelled their garrison the same year?" Jon698 (talk) 16:56, 22 March 2025 (UTC)

• Thanks for the rapid review. Personally I find ALT1 a little long, not as interesting as ALT0 and a bit away from the main topic of the article; but I am probably a tad too close to judge any of those objectively. Gog the Mild (talk) 17:05, 22 March 2025 (UTC)

• @Gog the Mild: That's fine. It was interesting reading the article and I found the papacy getting kicked out so quickly rather funny. I am okaying the DYK since I was just waiting for your comment. Jon698 (talk) 17:19, 22 March 2025 (UTC)