The hundred years war Started when Charles the IV of France died in 1328 without an heir and Edward the III of England claimed the right to the kingdom of France. He made this claim through his mother. The French did not want a foreign king ruling over them so they went to war proclaiming Philip the VI of France as the new king.
The French proclaimed Salic law which was where women could not transmit the right to rule or transmit the right to rule to their sons. This was established by King Clovis I for the Salin Franks during the sixth century.
During the beginning of the war France had seventeen million people and England had only four million. Also France had an alliance with the Scotland which is the country that is above England. The first major battle was at the battle of Cercy which is in modern day Normandy. Edward landed his invasion force in Normandy with a force of 14,000 men. From there he marched through the French countryside plundering and burning.
King Philip learning of the English’s arrival mustered to fight 8,000 mounted knights and 4,000 Genoese mercinaries crossbowman. The English longbowman could reload a lot faster than the crossbowmen. They now being overwhelmed the French knights charged but were peppered with a hail of arrows from the English Longbows. At night the defeated French withdrew with a third of its army …show more content…
This battle lasted for a year it was an English victory but it completely exhausted both sides. The city had a two deep moats surrounding the city it also had a citadel with a moat so it would be easy to defend once captured . It also was a had a deep port so it and it was closest port to England. At first there was a stalemate because the French couldn’t manage to raid English supply lines. Though the English at the same time couldn’t keep the French from getting supplies by
The French proclaimed Salic law which was where women could not transmit the right to rule or transmit the right to rule to their sons. This was established by King Clovis I for the Salin Franks during the sixth century.
During the beginning of the war France had seventeen million people and England had only four million. Also France had an alliance with the Scotland which is the country that is above England. The first major battle was at the battle of Cercy which is in modern day Normandy. Edward landed his invasion force in Normandy with a force of 14,000 men. From there he marched through the French countryside plundering and burning.
King Philip learning of the English’s arrival mustered to fight 8,000 mounted knights and 4,000 Genoese mercinaries crossbowman. The English longbowman could reload a lot faster than the crossbowmen. They now being overwhelmed the French knights charged but were peppered with a hail of arrows from the English Longbows. At night the defeated French withdrew with a third of its army …show more content…
This battle lasted for a year it was an English victory but it completely exhausted both sides. The city had a two deep moats surrounding the city it also had a citadel with a moat so it would be easy to defend once captured . It also was a had a deep port so it and it was closest port to England. At first there was a stalemate because the French couldn’t manage to raid English supply lines. Though the English at the same time couldn’t keep the French from getting supplies by