The War of a Century
Do you know of any major conflicts that occurred during the medieval era? The Crusades or the War of the Roses may come to mind but what about The 100 Years’ War? The 100 Years’ War was fought from 1337-1453 which included a series of battles fought between two of Europe’s most powerful kingdoms, England and France. This conflict originated from an English King attempting to succeed the French throne (History). During this 116 year war, many battles were fought, new kings were crowned, and treaties were signed. The 100 Years’ war left a destructive, war torn aftermath amid the French countryside, but in the end France lay claim to all of its nation’s land.
There were two main conflicts that led to the development of …show more content…
Even though France was on defense, it held some major advantages. France was the most populated and powerful nation in Europe with superior military strength and plentiful resources. France also had gained the support of Burgundy and allied with them throughout the war (History).Nevertheless, the English army was better trained proved to stand against large masses of these cavalry units. The English’s largest advantage was the use of the longbow which could shoot three foot arrows over 100 yards (History Extra). The French did, however, utilize the crossbow which had better accuracy and range, but the longbow’s reload rate was over five times faster than the crossbow. Towards the later part of the war France began to develop weapons with gunpowder. The guns and cannons that the French developed were a huge factor in how the war was determined. The English also put new technology into action through the use of the siege engine which was used to break through barriers and walls of defending French estates and cities (History). Large amounts of capital were required to pay for all of this new technology so many European monarchs enforced higher taxes among the …show more content…
France and England never signed a treaty to declare peace between the two nations, but the English did not show any more aggression after 1453 (History Extra). England lost all of its former territory besides the channel port of Calais. France remained the dominant force in western Europe, while the English fell to continuous shortcomings regarding the War of the Roses which broke out in 1455 (Lords and Ladies). France proved victorious at the end but paid a severe
Do you know of any major conflicts that occurred during the medieval era? The Crusades or the War of the Roses may come to mind but what about The 100 Years’ War? The 100 Years’ War was fought from 1337-1453 which included a series of battles fought between two of Europe’s most powerful kingdoms, England and France. This conflict originated from an English King attempting to succeed the French throne (History). During this 116 year war, many battles were fought, new kings were crowned, and treaties were signed. The 100 Years’ war left a destructive, war torn aftermath amid the French countryside, but in the end France lay claim to all of its nation’s land.
There were two main conflicts that led to the development of …show more content…
Even though France was on defense, it held some major advantages. France was the most populated and powerful nation in Europe with superior military strength and plentiful resources. France also had gained the support of Burgundy and allied with them throughout the war (History).Nevertheless, the English army was better trained proved to stand against large masses of these cavalry units. The English’s largest advantage was the use of the longbow which could shoot three foot arrows over 100 yards (History Extra). The French did, however, utilize the crossbow which had better accuracy and range, but the longbow’s reload rate was over five times faster than the crossbow. Towards the later part of the war France began to develop weapons with gunpowder. The guns and cannons that the French developed were a huge factor in how the war was determined. The English also put new technology into action through the use of the siege engine which was used to break through barriers and walls of defending French estates and cities (History). Large amounts of capital were required to pay for all of this new technology so many European monarchs enforced higher taxes among the …show more content…
France and England never signed a treaty to declare peace between the two nations, but the English did not show any more aggression after 1453 (History Extra). England lost all of its former territory besides the channel port of Calais. France remained the dominant force in western Europe, while the English fell to continuous shortcomings regarding the War of the Roses which broke out in 1455 (Lords and Ladies). France proved victorious at the end but paid a severe