Editing Bordeaux (section)

=== 12th century to 15th century, the English era ===
From the 12th to the 15th century, Bordeaux flourished once more following the marriage of [[Eleanor of Aquitaine|Eléonore]], Duchess of [[Duchy of Aquitaine|Aquitaine]] and the last of the [[House of Poitiers]], to [[Henry II of England|Henry II Plantagenêt]], [[Counts and dukes of Anjou|Count of Anjou]] and the grandson of [[Henry I of England]], who succeeded to the English crown months after their wedding, bringing into being the vast [[Angevin Empire]], which stretched from the [[Pyrenees]] to Ireland.<ref>''Le duché de Bretagne et la politique Plantagenêt aux XII et XIII siecles'', Judith Everard. ", ''in'' Marin Aurell and Noël-Yves Tonnerre éditeurs. ''Plantagenêts et Capétiens, confrontations et héritages'', Poitiers. Brepols, 2006, Turnhout. Collection ''Histoires de famille. La parenté au Moyen Âge'', p. 202</ref> After granting a tax-free trade status with England, Henry was adored by the locals as they could be even more profitable in the wine trade, their main source of income, and the city benefited from imports of cloth and wheat.<ref name="bordeaux-port.fr">{{Cite web |url=https://www.bordeaux-port.fr/en/port-bordeaux/history |title=History &#124; Port de Bordeaux |website=www.bordeaux-port.fr |access-date=15 February 2020 |archive-date=15 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200215031446/https://www.bordeaux-port.fr/en/port-bordeaux/history |url-status=live}}</ref> The belfry (Grosse Cloche) and [[Bordeaux Cathedral|city cathedral St-André]] were built, the latter in 1227, incorporating the artisan quarter of Saint-Paul.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.lonelyplanet.com/france/bordeaux/background/history/a/nar/5e51aa7a-15f6-47ad-8ad8-719613858dc0/359293 |title=History in Bordeaux, France |first=Lonely |last=Planet |website=Lonely Planet |access-date=15 February 2020 |archive-date=15 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200215031436/https://www.lonelyplanet.com/france/bordeaux/background/history/a/nar/5e51aa7a-15f6-47ad-8ad8-719613858dc0/359293 |url-status=live}}</ref> Under the terms of the [[Treaty of Brétigny]] it became briefly the capital of an independent state (1362–1372) under [[Edward, the Black Prince]], but after the [[Battle of Castillon]] (1453) it was annexed by France.