Written and Produced by Jack Murphy and Nick

Jennings

THE HUNDRED YEARS’ WAR

WESTERN EUROPE1337

W

illiam, Duke of Normandy,

led an invasion on

England.

H

e defeated the English

King and crowned himself

the king.

LEADING EVENTS!

E

dward the II, king of

England, Married

Isabella of France.

S

he was the daughter of

the King of France.

CONFLICT FOR THE CROWN

T

hus, when the two

produced an heir, the

child had Legitimate

claims to both the

Throne of England, and

the Throne of France.

KING EDWARD THE THIRD

B

orn to Edward II and Isabella, he was able to hlaim ties as both

the King of England, and King of France.

A

nd that is exactly what he did.

T

he French weren’t happy that the ruler of England, who is

supposed to swear fealty to France, would try to take the French

throne.

K

ingdom of England

L

ow Germanic States

E

dward III

E

dward, The Black Prince

K

ingdom of France

K

ingdom of Scotland

J

ohn II of France

D

avid II (Scotland)

THE EDWARDIAN WAR1337-1360

England France

MAJOR EDWARDIAN VICTORIES

(

1346) Battle of Crecy- Edward landed in Normandy with

10,000 men; The French attack while they were resting but

the English come out victorious.

(

1356) Edward, the Black Prince, raids France, and captures

John II, he then demands an enormous ransom for

the King, and for a temporary peace.

THE TREATY OF BRETIGNY

J

ohn's son Louis I, Duc d'Anjou, was sent to the English as

a hostage on John's behalf. He escaped in 1362, and John

II gave himself up instead. He died in captivity

C

harles V succeeded him as king of France.

C

harles then struck up a peace with the English.

TREATY OF BRETIGNY (CONT.)

T

he Treaty of Brétigny had made Edward renounce his claim to the French

crown.

A

t the same time it greatly expanded his territory in Aquitaine and confirmed his

conquest of Calais.

I

n reality, Edward never renounced his claim to the French crown,

Charles made a point of retaking Edward's new territory as soon as he

ascended to the throne.

CAROLINE WAR 1369-1389

I

n 1369, on the pretext that Edward III had failed

to observe the terms of the Treaty of Brétigny,

Charles declared war once again.

F

rench Refused to be drawn into open Battle, and

fought small skirmishes with the English

CAROLINE CONT.

I

n the Battle of La Rochelle in 1373, the French

regained control of the English Channel in an

enormous naval battle

LANCASTRIAN WAR1415-1429

I

n 1415, the Battle of Agincourt was a huge victory for the

English as, although outnumbered 3:1, they held off the

French and continued their march to Calais

T

he Siege of Orleans in 1428-1429 occurred when Thomas de

Montacute and his soldiers try to take Orleans, the largest

fortified area of France; it allows Charles VII to officially take

the throne

JOAN OF ARC

•Joan of Arc unites the French

and stops the siege of Orleans,

but is later captured and

burned to death as a witch, for

wearing male clothing

•She was only 19 years old

•She is considered a Roman

Catholic Saint and is a

national French heroine

RESULTS OF THE WAR

T

he French hold off the England and the English is not allowed

in France, except for the northern tip of Calais, which was

their main port

E

ngland was more hesitant to battle with France because there

was a decreasing amount of national interest in the conflict;

England lost a lot of money and it deeply affected their

economy

CALAIS

The red-highlighted

region of

northern France

The English could

remain in this

region

THE END OF THE MIDDLE AGES

N

ew weapons changed the war tactics and technology changed

due to the demand of war

T

he use of the longbow changed military views from cavalry-

heavy to a more passive longbow style

I

t awakened the French National and they transitioned from a

feudal monarchy to a centralized state

HUNDRED YEARS WAR

QUESTIONS

1

. Which of the following was not a period of war?

a.T

he Edwardian War

b.T

he Revolutionary War

c.T

he Lancastrian War

CONT.

2

. Joan of Arc was from

a.P

ersia

b.E

ngland

c.F

rance

CONT.

T

he English were allowed to remain in this region of France

a.C

alais

b.P

aris

c.L

a Rochelle

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