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1 100 Years War

2 Quick History 1066 Duke of Normandy becomes King of England
1154 Count of Anjou, Duke of Aquitaine becomes King of England 1204 King John loses Anjou and Normandy, retained Duchy of Gascony French allied with the Scots, allowed the confiscation of Aquitaine's 1337

3 Background Losing Aquitaine, King Edward III Challenged the French King Charles IV had died without an heir, Edward had a claim Wanted to use this as leverage

4 The English System Heavy Cavalry dismounted in the center
Sometimes reinforced by light spearman Mass of (Welsh) Longbow man on the flanks Cavalry remount for counterattack or pursuit

5 Politics Edward leveraged claim to flip French nobles
Made France ungovernable Forced the conflict in France These were combined with large scale Raids

6 Chevauchées Systematic Raids Plundering and burning of crops/buildings
Aim to undermine the economy Destroy civilian morale

7 Aims Conquest of territory not an aim
Would engage French troops if advantageous Wanted to force the French to negotiate

8 English Success 1346 Edward won a major battle and captured the port of Calais his heir, Edward the Black Prince YUGE plunder Captured the Heir to French throne

9 French Problems 1356-1360, chaos engulfed the kingless France
Charles of Navarre revolted and took Paris in 1358 a major peasant rising in the same year Random soldiers rampaged

10 Treaty of Brétigny 3 Million Crowns in Ransom
Enlarged, independent Aquitaine Renounced claim on French throne

11 Gave Peace a Chance 1369, Peace broke down due to nonsense in Spain
English begin raiding, French ignore them French/Spanish coalition begins Raiding England By 1375, French had regains much of Aquitaine By 1380, both sides were tired of fighting

12 1399, Richard II deposed Orleans and Burgundy slide into Civil War over rule of France New English King, Henry V intervened.

13 In 1415, Henry V invaded Met the French in Battle at Agincourt

14 Agincourt

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17 https://mail. google. com/mail/u/0/#search/agincourt/159d253bad781e68

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