Hundred Year War

hundred year war

Period: Oct 17, 1300 to Oct 17, 1500

War Began

Oct 14, 1337

Hundred Years War was fought between England and France. War Actually Lasted 116 Years. Most of the wars were fought in France.

weapons used

Aug 26, 1346

English army had greater power, including longbowmen, was outnumbered by a French army three times its size.

Battle of Crecy

Aug 26, 1346

The battle was fought at the villiage of crecy in northern france. they went into a disastrous defeat of the french.Victory at Crecy enabled Edward III of England to lay siege to Calais and force the city defenders to surrender one year later.

Phillip VI, king of France

Oct 22, 1350

Philip VI was the first French king. The two main claimants to the throne were Philip and King Edward III of England. his mother was Charles' sister. Philip ascended to the crown based on salic law which forbid females and those descended in the female line to succeed to the throne.

Battle of Poiters

Sep 19, 1356

Son of Edward III of England, Edward the Black Prince heavily defeated the superior French army. The French king John II was captured during the battle and taken to England. He was released in 1360 after he promised to pay an enormous ransom.

John ll, king of France

Oct 22, 1364

son of Phillip VI. Was a dissapointment to france. while being captured, his son acted as a regent and faced several rebellions, which he overcame. he concluded the treaty of bretigny on 1364, by which france lost many territories and paid an enourmous ransom

John Of Gaunt

Oct 22, 1373

Fourth son of Edward lll. He was one of the richest and most powerful lords in England . led a 600 mile raid from calais to bordeaux with about 10,000 men.

Richard ll king of England

Oct 22, 1377

6 January 1367 – c. 14 February 1400) was the eighth King of England.In 1381, Richard helped to quell the so-called Peasant's Revolt. His next test of leadership occurred in 1385 when he marched into Scotland with John of Gaunt to face Scottish and French forces.

Battle of Agincourt

Oct 25, 1415

The battle marked the last of the three brilliant English victories in the Hundred Years’ War against France. The English, commanded by King Henry V decisively defeated the numerically superior French army and conquered much of France. The English, however, failed to achieve a decisive victory in the war which entered into a new phase after the Battle of Agincourt and gradually turned in the French favor.

Henry V, king of england

Oct 22, 1422

The highlight of his three invasions of France (1415, 1417-1421, and 1422) was the Battle of Agincourt fought on October 25, 1415 during the Hundred Years War. In a span of a few short hours, Henry crushed a much larger French army leaving him in control of Northern France.

Lifting of the siege of Orleans

May 8, 1429

Joan of Arc, a 17-year old French peasant girl.In 1430, Joan of Arc was captured by the Burgundians who handed her over to the English. She was burned at the stake for heresy in the same year.

Key Leaders

Jul 17, 1429

Joan Of Arc helped change the course of war. Joan and her army defeated a huge English army. She won several victories before being captured. After being captured French king Charles did nothing to get her back, and she got burned at thr stake after trial.

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Oct 17, 1429

Battle of Castillon

Jul 17, 1453

he battle which ended with the French victory marked the end of the Hundred Years’ War between France and England although a peace treaty was never signed.

War Ended

Oct 14, 1453

victory of english