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Period: Jan 1, 1300 to Jan 1, 1500
Hundred Years War
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Jan 1, 1335
The struggle
1355 was the struggle between the two countries renewed. France and England. -
Jan 1, 1336
Philip VI arrested all English merchants
1336 Philip VI arrested all English merchants in Flanders and took away the privileges of the Flemish towns and the craft guilds. The Flemings revolted against French control and made an alliance with England. -
Jan 1, 1346
Victory at Battle of Crecy
English victory at Battle of Crecy, use of longbows -
Jan 1, 1346
Edward III landed in Normandy
In July 1346 Edward III landed in Normandy with an army of about 10,000 men. The French pursued him to Crécy, where the English occupied the side of a little hill. -
Jan 1, 1360
Treaty with England
A treaty with England was finally concluded at Bretigny in 1360, 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
The new king of France
1369 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, 1413
The struggle began again
Soon after the accession in 1413 of Henry V, the hero king of England, the struggle began again. -
Jan 1, 1415
Battle of Agincourt
English victory won, Henry VI -
Jan 1, 1422
Henry dies
Henry did not live to wear the French crown, for he died in 1422. -
Jan 1, 1453
End of the war
Finally the war ended in 1453 with only Calais remaining in English hands.
