Hundred years war

The Hundred Years' War

By drewski101
  • Jan 1, 1337

    The Start

    England and France battled with each other on French soil for over a century. This war marked the end of the medieval Europe's society. When the last Capetian king died without a successor, England's Edward II, as grandson of Philip IV claimed the right to the French throne. The war that he launched for that throne continued on and off untill 1453.
  • Aug 26, 1346

    The Longbow

    On August 26. 1346, the first and most spectacular battle was the Battle of Crecy. The English army, including longbowmen, was outnumbered by a French army three times its size. That day the longbow, not chivalry won the day.
  • Jan 1, 1453

    Victory

    Victory passed back and forth between the two countries, between 1421 and 1453, the French rallied and drove the English out of France except for the port city of Calais. The Hundred Years' War brought a change in the style of warfare in Europe. At this time, some combatants were still using medieval ideals of chivalry. The longbow changed that however.
  • Jan 1, 1453

    The Impact of the Hundred Years' War

    The long war finally ended and each side experienced big changes. Like; a feeling of nationalism emerged in England and France, the power and prestige of the French monarch increased, and the English suffered a period of internal turmoil known as the War of Roses. Thus ended the Age of Chivalry.