British Rise to Power

I can explain how Henry V, the Hundred Years’ War, and Joan of Arc are related I can create a chart showing the line of succession of the Tudor line I can explain the religious conflicts which occurred during the Tudor dynasty I can explain the defeat of the Spanish Armada and how it led England to rise to a world power

The Hundred Years’ War Lasted from 1337 until The dispute began over the status of Aquitaine ( it belonged to the kings of England but was a fief of the French Crown ) England wanted the land independent of France Also the kings of England were the closest relatives of Charles IV who died in The British kings felt this relationship entitled them to the French throne.

Hundred Years’ War England experienced a series of victories over France By sea at Sluys 1340 By land at Crecy 1346 & Poitiers 1356 In 1360 King John of France was forced( in order to keep his throne ) to accept the Treaty of Calais which granted independence to Aquitaine which had enlarged to about a 1/3 of France

Hundred Years’ War John’s son Charles V reconquered almost of this territory by 1380 The war was at rest until King Henry V renewed the war and was victorious at Agincourt in 1415 and Normandy 1417 – 1418 King Henry V

Hundred Years’ War Henry V attempted to have himself crowned king of France with the Treaty of Troyes in 1420 Henry V died of dysentery in 1422 Page of Treaty of Troyes

Hundred Years’ War A young French peasant girl, Joan of Arc, believed that God had chosen her to lead France to victory She convinced Prince Charles of Valois to allow her to lead the French army to free the besieged city of Orleans. In 1429 Joan and her army achieved an incredible victory and freed the city The prince was crowned King Charles VII Later, while attempting to free Paris, Joan of Arc was captured. She was sent to England where she was tried and found guilty of witchcraft and heresy and burned at the stake in She was swyzn-LZA

Hundred Years’ War In 1431 Henry VI took the throne of England. He was an incompetent leader and England began losing battles and territory to France. France won a series of battles and freed other occupied cities, Paris and Ile-de-France 1436 – 1441 Charles VII recaptured Normandy in 1450 and Guyenne(Aquitaine) in 1453 With this the war was over. England realized it would be unable to defeat the French troops. By 1453 the only land England still controlled was the port city of Calais