The Hundred Years War: 116 Year Long War In The Middle Ages
The Hundred Years’ War, a 116 year long war in the Middle Ages between France and England. Started in 1337 and ended in 1453.
The start of the war was caused by two things. One of them was certain lands of France, such as the Duchy, or territory of a duke, a duke being a highly respected servant of a king, of Guyenne, a town, being a Duchy of English dukes but land of the French throne. The English wanted self-rule of these Duchys such as Guyenne. The other cause was English crown claiming French throne under the defense that the English were the closest relatives to the last Capetian king, the Capetian kings being the line of kings that served between 987 to 1328. Charles IV (4) was the last Capetian king, and before he died his wife was first pregnant. So he had said “If the Queen bears a son he shall be King, but if she bears a daughter then the crown belongs to Phillip VI (6) of Valois/France.” The Queen gave birth to a daughter, to which Phillip responded to by starting an assembly claiming his seat at throne. At the assembly, two Englishmen demanded throne to Queen Isabel of England under the defense that she was the closest relative to the last king of the Capetian line. Many years later, along with other events with some relating with churches and the kings themselves, Edward III (3) of England overthrew Phillip and claimed French crown for himself. …show more content…
The first phase was “a game of ping pong” with both sides sending raids, or armies with the intent of capturing something, into enemy lines. The second phase was not the most interesting, being a stalemate, or lengthened stalling, for the most part. The third phase was quite an interesting point on the French end, with them also being in a civil war, which Edward’s successor at the time, Henry IV (4), took advantage of by launching a large attack of France. The fourth phase was just France reclaiming the last English forts that were taken by them in
The start of the war was caused by two things. One of them was certain lands of France, such as the Duchy, or territory of a duke, a duke being a highly respected servant of a king, of Guyenne, a town, being a Duchy of English dukes but land of the French throne. The English wanted self-rule of these Duchys such as Guyenne. The other cause was English crown claiming French throne under the defense that the English were the closest relatives to the last Capetian king, the Capetian kings being the line of kings that served between 987 to 1328. Charles IV (4) was the last Capetian king, and before he died his wife was first pregnant. So he had said “If the Queen bears a son he shall be King, but if she bears a daughter then the crown belongs to Phillip VI (6) of Valois/France.” The Queen gave birth to a daughter, to which Phillip responded to by starting an assembly claiming his seat at throne. At the assembly, two Englishmen demanded throne to Queen Isabel of England under the defense that she was the closest relative to the last king of the Capetian line. Many years later, along with other events with some relating with churches and the kings themselves, Edward III (3) of England overthrew Phillip and claimed French crown for himself. …show more content…
The first phase was “a game of ping pong” with both sides sending raids, or armies with the intent of capturing something, into enemy lines. The second phase was not the most interesting, being a stalemate, or lengthened stalling, for the most part. The third phase was quite an interesting point on the French end, with them also being in a civil war, which Edward’s successor at the time, Henry IV (4), took advantage of by launching a large attack of France. The fourth phase was just France reclaiming the last English forts that were taken by them in