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History midterm
History midterm Hundred Years War
Question | Answer |
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Cause | -Last of French Dynasty dies -Edward III claims to own parts of France -Edward III claims he is the rightful French King (Eleanor married Henry II) |
Battle of Sluys | -naval battle -English get control of English Channel |
English Advantages | -troops are battle-tested -longbows |
Crecy | -2000 longbowmen bet 20,000 French |
Battle of Poitiers | -at the end of the 1st Phase -many French nobles killed |
Battle of Agincourt | -Henry V lands in France and wins battle -as a result French King Charles VI is forced to sign the Treaty of Troyes |
Henry V's Death | -dies in 1422 -son, Henry VI is very young -Charles VlI (Dauphin) seizes opportunity and starts battles again |
Battle of Orleans | -Charles VII wins (French) -Joan of Arc participant -French push English out of France (except for Calais) |
Wars of the Roses | -Dynasty dispute between between Houses of York and Lancaster -Henry VII ends dispute, marries a York (he is Lancastrian) |