Long Term Effects Of The Hundred Years War
The cold, stone hard fact is that the Hundred Years' War was one of the longest and the most devastating war that ever took place in Europe. It was estimated that the war had killed three million people in 116 years. This catastrophic event was caused by one man's desire to become King of France. This foolish man, King Edward III believed that he had a right to the throne of France because he was a nephew of a former French king. The French denied King Edward III royal authority, but supported the cousin of the deceased French king. King Edward was enraged by this and raided France, causing a deadly war.
An interesting fact about the Hundred Years' War is that most of the wars played in England's favor until the last moment …show more content…
It was not Edward III who caused this war. It was his son, Edward the Black Prince who gave the French a painful defeat. The huge credit of this outcome goes to English longbow men, who played an important role in output of the battle in Poitiers, which is now the capital of France. As a result, the French King John II was held captive and taken to England. He was sent back to France after four years. This was allowed only after he promised England that he would pay an immense …show more content…
One reason why this took place is because public interest spread over the nation in order to gather taxes that were used for financing battles. Also, generations who played major roles in building up that society knew nothing except for war might have been the one of big reasons why this was possible. All of these developments counted up to something that is more than just military advancements.
Another positive impact of the wars on England and France's society was that women had more authority. Because men were at war and many were dying, women had to take over the jobs that the men left behind as they joined the wars. This was said to be possible due to extremely high probability of death caused by the battles and increased need for labor. The view that society had on women were beginning to change as women proved that they too were adequate in doing a “man’s
An interesting fact about the Hundred Years' War is that most of the wars played in England's favor until the last moment …show more content…
It was not Edward III who caused this war. It was his son, Edward the Black Prince who gave the French a painful defeat. The huge credit of this outcome goes to English longbow men, who played an important role in output of the battle in Poitiers, which is now the capital of France. As a result, the French King John II was held captive and taken to England. He was sent back to France after four years. This was allowed only after he promised England that he would pay an immense …show more content…
One reason why this took place is because public interest spread over the nation in order to gather taxes that were used for financing battles. Also, generations who played major roles in building up that society knew nothing except for war might have been the one of big reasons why this was possible. All of these developments counted up to something that is more than just military advancements.
Another positive impact of the wars on England and France's society was that women had more authority. Because men were at war and many were dying, women had to take over the jobs that the men left behind as they joined the wars. This was said to be possible due to extremely high probability of death caused by the battles and increased need for labor. The view that society had on women were beginning to change as women proved that they too were adequate in doing a “man’s