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The Hundred Years' War is the name modern historians have given to what was a series of related conflicts, fought over a 116-year period, between the Kingdom of England and the Kingdom of France, and later Burgundy; beginning in 1337, and ending in 1453. Historians group these conflicts under the same label, for convenience.
The war owes its historical significance to a number of factors such as the introduction of new weapons and tactics which eroded the older system of feudal armies dominated by heavy cavalry; the first "standing armies" in Western Europe since the time of the Western Roman Empire; changes in the roles of nobles and peasants, and over-all key developments in the early growth of nations and new monarchies. It is often viewed as one of the most significant conflicts in the history of medieval warfare.
Early origins: 911–1314
The background to the conflict can be found 400 years earlier, in 911, when Frankish Carolingian ruler Charles the Simple allowed the Vikings of Rollo to settle in a part of his kingdom known afterwards as "Normandy" (after the Normans). The Vikings, known as Normans and led by William the Conqueror (the Duke of Normandy), conquered England in 1066. They defeated the Anglo-Saxon leadership at the Battle of Hastings and installed a new Anglo-Norman power structure. More on [ Hundred Years' War ]
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Events of 1337 - The Hundred Years' War (c. 1337â1453) begins between France and England.
gardleopard (Gard Rimestad) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:16:16 -0000
Events of 1337 - The Hundred Years' War (c. 1337–1453) begins between France and England.
just finished reading "The Israel-Palestine Conflict: One Hundred Years of War," by Gelvin. Highly recommend it
apstockwell (Andrew Stockwell) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:11:51 -0000
just finished reading "The Israel-Palestine Conflict: One Hundred Years of War," by Gelvin. Highly recommend it
@JackIsGreen fuck no. Didn't you guys fight a war over something like that a few hundred years ago?
markbrosnan78 (Mark Brosnan) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:32:42 -0000
@JackIsGreen fuck no. Didn't you guys fight a war over something like that a few hundred years ago?
@aegies My most recent example: Playing Bladestorm on 360 has made me interested in the Hundred Years War.
Sociophobic (Richard Hansen) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 01:44:52 -0000
@aegies My most recent example: Playing Bladestorm on 360 has made me interested in the Hundred Years War.
Israel is always in the middle ages, the rain just emphasizes the 14th century aspect(large scale epidemic, Hundred Years' War etc) @ekampf
ililush (Ilil Ben-shalom) Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:09:10 -0000
Israel is always in the middle ages, the rain just emphasizes the 14th century aspect(large scale epidemic, Hundred Years' War etc) @ekampf
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waytodownload (waytodownload) Mon, 02 Nov 2009 08:00:54 -0000
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Maps of the 100 Years War - 14 maps showing the political landscape of France at different times.
Medieval Life and the Hundred Years War - An electronic book with numerous illustrations, to help better understand Medieval life and the Hundred Years War, written as support material for wargamers.
The Chronicles of Froissart - A primary source document, first published in 1523.
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The Hundred Years' War - Causes, course of the war, end of the conflict, and the results with maps.
Meta Description: [ Lectures in Medieval History,
by Lynn Harry Nelson, Emeritus Professor of Medieval History, The
University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas. ]
Timeline of the Hundred Years War - A simple chronology of major events.
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