A treaty to give away nearly half of FranceSourced
A captive king agreed to cede nearly half his country. France refused.
In 1359, during the Hundred Years' War, the captive French king John II signed the Second Treaty of London. Its proposed territorial concessions to England covered nearly half of France. Outcry followed, and the Dauphin, acting as regent, refused to ratify it.
A king's signature did not settle the fate of his country.
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