The Hundred Years War
1337-1453
War between the Kings of England and the Kings of France to take over France
- English king Edward III had a claim- owned a lot of France, relative of the French Capetian kings
- not fought constantly- on and off war
- English- used the longbow, fewer knights
- both sides began using small cannons
- last medieval war, first modern war
- French- lost most battles:
Crecy (1346), Poitiers (1356), Agincourt (1415)
- saved by Joan of Arc - French woman who inspired the French soldiers and leaders
-Joan led armies into battle, was burnt for witchcraft by the English
- knights became less important
- French succeeded in driving the English out by 1453