Hundred Years' War

By joamado
  • Jan 1, 1336

    Philip VI

    Philip VI
    Philip VI arrested all English merchants in Flanders and took away the privileges of the Flemish towns and the craft guilds.
  • Jul 1, 1346

    Edward III

    Edward III
    Edward III landed in Normandy with an army of about 10,000 men.
  • Sep 28, 1347

    The English had won

    The English had won
    The English won the first great land battle of the long war. Before this battle they had already won command of the English Channel by a spectacular naval victory at Sluys, and after Crécy, the town of Calais, the door into France, surrendered to them
  • Jun 1, 1355

    Struggle

    Struggle
    Not until 1355 was the struggle between the two countries renewed. The English now carried the conflict into southern France instead of confining it to the northern section as before.
  • Jan 1, 1356

    Force

    Force
    At Poitiers (1356) the Black Prince with a small army of Englishmen was confronted by an overwhelming French force
  • Jan 1, 1360

    Treaty

    Treaty
    The horrors of a peasants’ revolt and civil strife were now added to the miseries of France. A treaty with England was finally concluded at Bretigny, by which King John was to pay a large money ransom and Edward III was to have Guienne, Crécy, and Calais in full sovereignty. In return Edward renounced all claim to the French crown.
  • Jan 1, 1369

    New King

    New King
    The new king of France, Charles V, physically weak but intellectually strong, found an excuse for breaking the treaty and renewing the war.
  • Jan 1, 1380

    Death

    Death
    Only Calais in the north and Bordeaux in the south remained to the English at the time of Charles’s death.
  • Jan 1, 1415

    Engagement

    Engagement
    The next engagement took place at Agincourt near Crécy, where a small English force was once more confronted by a large French army.
  • Jan 1, 1420

    Treaty

    Treaty
    The Treaty of Troyes the defeated and disunited French agreed that Henry V should marry Catherine of Valois, the daughter of Charles VI of France
  • Jan 1, 1422

    Death

    Death
    Henry did not live to wear the French crown, for he died. Seven weeks later Charles also died, and the death of these two monarchs left the claim to both thrones to Henry VI, the 9-month-old son of Henry V and Queen Catherine.
  • Jan 1, 1453

    War ends

    War ends
    Finally the war ended. With only Calais remaining in English hands.