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One of the two countries fighting was France.
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The other country involved in The Hundred Years' War was England.
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The French and the English were fighing over who would take the throne in France. When Capetian king died without a successor, grandson of Philip IV, Edward III claimed his right to the French throne.
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- Nationalism started to come about. People looked at the king a as a national leader, not just as a social figure.
- The French monarch's power increased.
- England went into the War of the Roses, which two houses of royals fought for the thrown.
- The Hundred Years' War was said to end the time period of Middle Ages.
- The AGe of Chivalry died.
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The English had come up with a new war weapon called the longbow. This weapon could pierce through armor, and the bowmen could fire arrows at rapid speeds. In this battle the English army was three times smaller than the French army. Yet, with the new longbow the English were able to defeat the French.
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This was another battle that the English won by using their longbow. Due to this new technology, chivalric warfare was dropping in populuarity.
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A treaty was signed between the English and the French stating that Henry V would become king after King Charles VI died.
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A teenage French peasant girl claimed that she had visions from saints telling her to drive out the English from France and make Charles VII the king.
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Joan let the French to battle the English in a fort city near Orleans. It was a tough battle, but eventually the French retreated. A little while later Joan and the French charged back at the English and they were victorious.
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After the French won, Joan got Charles to go to Reims with her. There he was corwned king of France.
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England's allies, Burgundians, captured Joan and gave her to England. They then gave her to the church who put her on trial. Even though Joan helped Charles VII become king, he never tried to rescue her.
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Joan of Arc was burned at the stake by the English.
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Henry IV is now king of France. He was from England.
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The English attempt to gain control of a small part of France, but the attempt fails and the English go back home.
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The Battle of Catillion was considered the last battle of The Hundred Years' War. The English could not fight any longer because they had trouble back in England to work out.
