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Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "Black Monday took place on Easter Monday (1360) during the Hundred Years' War (1337–60), when a huge hail storm struck and killed an estimated 1,000 English soldiers. The storm was so devastating that it caused more English military casualties then any of the previous battles of the war.In early April 1360, Edward III of England army sacked the suburbs of Paris and began a move towards the cathedral city of Chartres. At Chartres the French refused battle, instead sheltering behind their fortifications, and a siege ensued.On Monday April 13th, on the first night Edward's army camped outside the town in an open plain, a sudden storm materialized. Lightning struck, killing several people. The temperature fell dramatically and huge hailstones along with freezing rain, began pelting the soldiers, scattering the horses. Two of the English leaders were killed, and panic set in among the troops, who had little to no shelter from the storm. One described it as \"a foul day, full of myst and hayle, so that men dyed on horseback.\" Tents were torn apart by the fierce wind and baggage trains were strewn around. During the storm Edward is said to have disembarked his horse and kneeled in the direction of the cathedral of Our Lady, making a vow of peace. In a half-hour, the hailstones and intense cold killed nearly 1,000 Englishman and up to 6,000 horses. Among the injured was nobleman and military commander Guy de Beauchamp, the eldest son of the Earl of Warwick, who died of his wounds sustained that day, two weeks later in Vendôme.Edward III of England was convinced the phenomenon was a sign from God against his endeavors. French friar Jean de Venette credited it as the result of the English looting of the French countryside during the observant week of Lent. Shortly after Audrouin de La Roche Abbot of Cluny arrived with peace proposals. Edward agrees with the counsel of his trusted aid, the Duke of Lancaster.On May 8, 1360, three weeks later, the Treaty of Brétigny was signed, marking the end of the first phase of the Hundred Years' War. The legacy was mentioned in Shakespeare.“It was not for nothing that my nose fell a- bleeding on Black Monday last, at six o'clock i' the morning.” —Shakespeare: Merchant of Venice, ii. 5."@en }

• Black_Monday_(1360) abstract "Black Monday took place on Easter Monday (1360) during the Hundred Years' War (1337–60), when a huge hail storm struck and killed an estimated 1,000 English soldiers. The storm was so devastating that it caused more English military casualties then any of the previous battles of the war.In early April 1360, Edward III of England army sacked the suburbs of Paris and began a move towards the cathedral city of Chartres. At Chartres the French refused battle, instead sheltering behind their fortifications, and a siege ensued.On Monday April 13th, on the first night Edward's army camped outside the town in an open plain, a sudden storm materialized. Lightning struck, killing several people. The temperature fell dramatically and huge hailstones along with freezing rain, began pelting the soldiers, scattering the horses. Two of the English leaders were killed, and panic set in among the troops, who had little to no shelter from the storm. One described it as \"a foul day, full of myst and hayle, so that men dyed on horseback.\" Tents were torn apart by the fierce wind and baggage trains were strewn around. During the storm Edward is said to have disembarked his horse and kneeled in the direction of the cathedral of Our Lady, making a vow of peace. In a half-hour, the hailstones and intense cold killed nearly 1,000 Englishman and up to 6,000 horses. Among the injured was nobleman and military commander Guy de Beauchamp, the eldest son of the Earl of Warwick, who died of his wounds sustained that day, two weeks later in Vendôme.Edward III of England was convinced the phenomenon was a sign from God against his endeavors. French friar Jean de Venette credited it as the result of the English looting of the French countryside during the observant week of Lent. Shortly after Audrouin de La Roche Abbot of Cluny arrived with peace proposals. Edward agrees with the counsel of his trusted aid, the Duke of Lancaster.On May 8, 1360, three weeks later, the Treaty of Brétigny was signed, marking the end of the first phase of the Hundred Years' War. The legacy was mentioned in Shakespeare.“It was not for nothing that my nose fell a- bleeding on Black Monday last, at six o'clock i' the morning.” —Shakespeare: Merchant of Venice, ii. 5.".