'The Bishop of Beauvais capturing Salisbury', c1860, (c1860). Philip of Dreux (1158-1217) the Bishop of Beauvais capturing William LongespÚe, 3rd Earl of Salisbury (c1176-1226) at the Battle of Bouvines. The Battle of Bouvines took place on 27 July 1214, a battle which ended the 1202û1214 Anglo-French War. It confirmed the French crown's sovereignty over the Angevin lands of Brittany and Normandy. From The Comic History of England, Volume I, by Gilbert A A'Beckett. [Bradbury, Agnew, & Co., London]
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