START UP TEST MEDIEVAL TIMES- CHAPTERS 7 + 8 Thursday!!!!!!
The Hundred Years’ War Use Textbook to complete the following Who- Why- What- (inventions) When- Where- Important People- Effects-
Hundred Years War 1337-1453
The English king claims the French crown The French King dies The English king claims the French crown
French nobles rally against the English
The English win the first major battles
The English have the Longbow It can shoot three times as fast as the French crossbow and can pierce armor
The French morale is very low
A 17 year old girl visits the leading French noble Joan of Arc convinces the King to allow her to lead his armies
Joan inspired the French troops The French begin to win battles
Joan is captured by the English She is offered to the French King for a ransom
The French King deserts Joan The English try Joan as a witch
Joan is convicted and executed She becomes a martyr for the French
The Church makes Joan a saint
The French take the offensive They have a new weapon called a canon
The French take over Normandy
The English Parliament becomes more powerful The King has to ask Parliament to raise funds for the war
The English lose Normandy so begin to search for new overseas lands to control
The Longbow and Canon make the Knights and Castles disappear
Castles can not repel canons
Knights can not stop the Longbow