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The hundred years war
It is a war that took place for more than a hundred years since is it was between 1337 and 1453. It was not one single war, and nstead, it was a series of conflicts between France and England and at the same. The primary cause of the war was that dynastic quarrel which came as a result of the English king having land in France. Having this land created hatred toward English, and as the French attempted to take over the English province, the war began. It began when Charles IV of France died, and there wasn’t any male heir to take over the throne after him. The sister Isabella took over as the ruler and later on felt that the throne should be given to her son Edward III of England, and this created tension among the French citizen. They preferred the throne to be given to Philip VI, who was a first cousin to Charles IV. the tension between the two-kingdom increased with time, and that leads to the hundred-year war. The paper will discuss the significant events that took place during the war and the results.
The first significant event of the war was the Battle of the Crecy, which took place in 1346 when Edward invaded France. He took the French port of Caen, and that lead to Philip IV raising an army that meant to defeat them. Philip then retreated, getting wounded despite having outnumbered England. The main reason for the defeat was the English long Bow, which gave them an advantage over the enemies. The second event was the Battle of Poitiers. It occurred when the England heir Edward landed at Bordeaux and together with the Duke of Lancaster began to push the south. the results were king John getting captured, and this became the end of the first episode of this war.
The other major event was the Battle of Agincourt, which occurred when Charles, the French King, suffered from a mental illness. During this time, Henry V decided to take this chance to bring back England old claiming France. The result of this war was that Henry got control of Normandy, and the power of the longbow also contributed to this. The other major event was the Siege of Orleans, and this was the most significant victory for French. The Joan of Arc, a teenage girl, leads the battle against England, and the results were the lifting of the Siege of Orleans. The war took place from 1428 to 1429, and even though it was a victory for French, Joan was captured and was handed to England for her execution.
The last significant event of the war was in 1943, the Battle of Castillon. The war marks the end of the 100 years of war and also the first European battle where the cannon played a decisive role. The result of the war that took place in more than 100 years was that England lost all of its territory in France. The other result was that new weapons that were to be used at war were developed, and at the same time, the French got to have an increase in the power of their monarch. It other was English, also having an increase in control of the parliament.
In conclusion, the hundred years war tool place for more a hundred years and the leading cause of the political conflict that was between French and England. The war is marked by a significant event which included the Battle of Crecy, The Siege of Orleans, and the Battle of Castillon. The result of this war was England losing all its territory in France. Only Calais remained in the hands of England, and this was only till 1558. France also increases in power in their Monarchy, and at the same time, England got to have an increase in power of parliament.
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