Kailen Gutierrez
The Hundred Years' War
England and France
The Hundred Year's War was a a series of battles fought between England and France from 1337 to 1453
A Rivalry
Resulting from a series of opposing interests, the Hundred Years' War cannot be blamed on one cause. England and France had been rivals for a while. Through a couple of advantageous marriages with French nobility in the 12th century, the English Crown expanded its territory in France to include Aquitaine, Gascony, and other rich and fertile lands in the south and west. For more than 200 years, English kings argued with their French ruler about their possessions in France.
Illumination of the Battle of Crécy from the 15th-century manuscript,
Jean Froissart's Chronicles. The battle was the first major land
conflict of the Hundred Years' War.
Jean Froissart's Chronicles. The battle was the first major land
conflict of the Hundred Years' War.
French and English lock ships during the Battle of Sluys, a key
naval conflict during the Hundred Years' War, June 24, 1340.
This illumination is from a 14th-century version of Jean
Froissart's Chronicles, a manuscript about the Hundred Years' War.
naval conflict during the Hundred Years' War, June 24, 1340.
This illumination is from a 14th-century version of Jean
Froissart's Chronicles, a manuscript about the Hundred Years' War.
Citation
: "The Hundred Years' War (Overview)." World History: Ancient and Medieval Eras.
ABC-CLIO, 2014. Web. 10 Apr. 2014.
"Hundred
Years' War [1:16]." Video. Instructional Resources Corporation. World History:
Ancient and Medieval Eras. ABC-CLIO, 2014. Web. 10 Apr. 2014.