1. The Hundred Years War
May 1337 – October 1453

2. Cause #1
English Edward III asserted claim to the French throne after the French king Charles IV died
The French barons chose Philip VI to become king

3. Cause #2
England and France were emergent territorial powers too close to each other
Edward was actually a vassal of Philip VI
Edward chose not to pledge allegiance to France or send taxes

5. Cause #3 and #4 England and France were fighting over Flanders
There was a long history of prejudice and animosity between the English and French

6. French Weaknesses Disarray caused by social conflicts
French kings depreciated the currency and borrowed heavily from Italian bankers
Estates General exploited the king’s plight to advance their own interests

7. English Military Superiority
Well trained infantry
Use of the long bow

8. Conflict during Edward III
Edward embargoed English wool to Flanders
Flemish cities revolted against the French and signed alliance with England

9. Edward won the first the first major battle of the war in June 1340
Exhaustion from both sides and the onset of the Black Death forced a truce in 1347

10. In 1356, the English took the French king, John II, captive
Power in France now lay in the hands of the Estates General, whose members tried to secure their own rights

11. Due to the harsh treatment of the peasants, a series of rebellions known as the Jacquerie took place
On May 9, 1360, England forced a peace treaty on France
By Edwards death in the late 1360’s, France had beaten the English back

12. French defeat and the Treaty of Troyes
England’s war effort lessened
During the reign of Richard III, Wat Tyler’s Rebellion took place
England recommenced the war under Henry V
Henry’s army routed the French at Agincourt on October 25, 1415

13. The Treaty of Troyes in 1420 proclaimed Henry V the successor of the French king, Charles VI
Henry and Charles died within a month of each other, and the infant Henry VI was proclaimed to be the king of both France and England

14. Charles’ son went into hiding
He became known as Charles VII to most of the French people, who ignored the Treaty of Troyes

15. The War’s Conclusion
Joan of Arc presented herself to Charles VII in March 1429
English forces were at the point of withdrawal when she arrived with French troops
She gave the French an enraged sense of national identify and destiny

16. Within a few months of the liberation of Orleans, Charles VII received his crown
But he was quick to remember his liberator

17. The Burgundians captured Joan in Mary 1430
Charles did little to help her
She was turned over to the Inquisition
Executed May 30, 1431

18. Effects of the Hundred Years War
Helps destroy the manor system
Allows peasants to join army
First inklings of nationalism
England and France were enemies until World War I