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Hundred Years War

War broke out in earnest in 1340. The French had assembled a great fleet to support an army with which they intended to crush all resistance in Flanders.The English attacked anddestroyed it with fire ships and victory in a battle fought across the anchored ships, almost like a land battle on a wooden battlefield. The English now had control of the Channel and North Sea. Theywere safe from French invasion, could attack France at will, and could expect that the war would be fought on French soil and thus at French expense.
England invaded northern France in 1345.The Black Death had arrived, and his army was weakened by sickness. The English were pinned against the coast by a much superior French army at a place called Crecy. The English had archers using thelongbow, a weapon with great penetrating power that could sometimes kill armored knights, and often the horses on which they rode. The battle was a disaster for the French. The English took up positionon the crest of a hill.
In the following years, the French developed a sense of national identity, as illustrated by Joan of Arc, a peasant girl who led the French armies to victory over theEnglish until she was captured and burned by the English as a witch. The French now had a greater unity, and the French king was able to field massive armies on much the same model as the BritishThe war dragged on for many years. In fact, it was not until 1565 that the English were forced out of Calais, their last foothold in continental France, and they still hold the Channel Islands, thelast remnant of England’s medieval empire in France. (Lectures in medieval history)
Roses’ War
The wars of the were a series of dynastic wars fought between supporters of two rival branches, of thehouses of Lancaster and York for the throne of England. They were fought in several sporadic episodes between 1455 and 1485, although there was related fighting both before and after this period. The...