 In 1358 the Beauvais was perhaps the only region of France that had remained unaffected by twenty years of warfare with England.It was still prosperous despite the impact of the Black Death, and maintained its wealth under the protection of the household troops of the French king and the other nobles who lived in and around Paris, depending on the region for food and for taxation income.However, in 1356, King John II was captured by the English at the battle of Poitiers.