Editing John II of France (section)

===Treaty of Brétigny===
The [[Treaty of Brétigny]] (drafted in May 1360) set his ransom at an astounding 3&nbsp;million&nbsp;[[Écu|crowns]], roughly two or three years worth of revenue for the French Crown, which was the largest national budget in Europe during that period. On 30 June 1360 John left the [[Tower of London]] and proceeded to [[Eltham Palace]] where [[Philippa of Hainault|Queen Philippa]] had prepared a great farewell entertainment. Passing the night at Dartford, he continued towards Dover, stopping at the [[Maison Dieu, Faversham|Maison Dieu of St Mary]] at [[Ospringe]], and paying homage at the [[Canterbury Cathedral#Trinity Chapel and Shrine of Thomas Becket|shrine of St Thomas Becket]] at [[Canterbury]] on 4 July. He dined with the [[Edward the Black Prince|Black Prince]]—who had negotiated the Treaty of Brétigny<ref>{{cite DNB|last=Hunt |first=William |wstitle=Edward the Black Prince |volume=17 |pages=90–101}}, citing ''[[Thomas Rymer#Foedera|Fœdera]]'', iii, 486; Chandos, l. 1539</ref>—at [[Dover Castle]], and reached English-held [[Calais]] on 8 July.<ref>{{cite book 
 |last=Stanley
 |first=Arthur Penrhyn
 |author-link=Arthur Penrhyn Stanley
 |title=Historical Memorials of Canterbury
 |year=1906 
 |place=London
 |publisher=J. M. Dent & Co.
 |url=https://archive.org/details/historicalcanterbur00stanuoft
 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/historicalcanterbur00stanuoft/page/234 234], 276–279}}</ref>

Leaving his son [[Louis I of Anjou|Louis of Anjou]] in Calais as a replacement hostage to guarantee payment, John was allowed to return to France to raise the funds. The Treaty of Brétigny was ratified in October 1360.