THE HUNDRED YEARS WAR

THE HUNDRED YEARS WAR

1. WHY?

   • SCOTS HAD BEEN HELPING FRENCH
   • EDWARD III THUGHT HAD CLAIM TO FRENCH THRONE AT DEATH OF FRENCH KING - MOTHER - FRENCH & UNCLE KING OF FRANCE.
   • MOTHER COULDNT TAKE THRONE (BY LAW) SO GAVE IT TO SON - CLAIM REJECTED

2. EDWARD III

   • FRENCH ATTACK ENGLISH COAST
   • 1340 SLUYS - ENGLISH WIN CONTROL OF CHANNEL- ATTACK N. FRANCE AT WILL
   • 1346 - CERCY-ED OUTNUMBERED. GENOESE CROSSBOWMEN ATTACK NUT LONGBOWFORCE RETREATE. FRENCH CHARGE INTO GENOESE-CONFUSION. BP TARGATED- FIGHTS BACK - WINS SPURS

3. HENRY V

   • LEADER OF ENGLISH
     • 1415
   • GOOD KING
   • LEAD BATTLE OF AGINCOURT AGAINST FRENCH NEAR CALLIS

4. JOAN OF ARC

   • VRIGIN MARY TOLD HER THAT ONE DAY SHE WOULD LEAD THE FRENCH TO VICTORY
   • ENGLISH THOUGHT SHE WAS A WITCH AS SHE WORE TROUSERS
     • PEOPLE WERE VERY SUPERSTITIOUS IN THESE TIMES

5. BLACK PRINCE

   • EDWARD,EARL OF WOODSTOCK GOVERNS GASTONY
   • FEARSOMEWARRIORS -LAUNCH A CHAVAUCEE
   • OUTNUMBERED AND DEFEATED AT BATTLE OF POITERS
   • THE FRENCH MAKE SAME ERRORS AND LONGBOWMEN WIN DAY