One of the conflicts in the history of war, the Hundred Years’ War was the painful transition of France and England from the medieval era to early modern times. It lasted from May of 1337 to October of 1453, and perhaps it should be the Hundred and Sixteen Years’ War. It was less one continuous war than it was a long chain of loosely related conflicts between the same nations. In the one hundred and sixteen-year time span, there were at least sixty-eight years of “official” peace, and forty-four of hot war to varying degrees.
And like many other wars, it did not achieve anything except massive carnage, disorder, mayhem, destruction, and general misery for the people caught up in the events, though it marked the start of early modern times
And like many other wars, it did not achieve anything except massive carnage, disorder, mayhem, destruction, and general misery for the people caught up in the events, though it marked the start of early modern times