"Events leading up to the Hundred Years War" Topic
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| Tango01 | 04 Jun 2019 9:50 p.m. PST |
"The first thing to realise about the Hundred Years War is that it was not one continuous battle between the English and the French. Rather, it was a series of battles, spread over 133 years. The name Hundred Years War did not arise until 1823. The whole Hundred Years War is characterised by the excessive violence, the pursuit of personal interests, and by the presence of several colourful characters whose names have passed into history – including the Black Prince, and Joan of Arc. Not unusually, the roots of the Hundred Years War lay in part with royal inheritance lines. The Capetian Dynasty, which had ruled in France for over 300 years, had no male heir for the throne, and Edward III, King of England, was the closest male relative…."
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