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1 The Hundred Years’ War Rachele Rais Alessandro Congiatu

2 Where? Who? When? WhyWhy? Hundred Years’ War Result and consequences

3 ..When.. The war begins in 1337 and ends in 1453. This period belongs to the Late Middle Ages. In some Nations the date of the end of the war is considered the end of Middle Ages.

4 ..Where.. The war is fought mainly in France but also in Nederland. The principal battles take place in Formigny, Poitiers, Crécy, Agincourt

5 The two primary contenders were the HouseHouse of Valois of Valois and the House of Plantagenet. The House of Valois wanted the crown of France, While the House of Plantagenet was already Ruling England but Edward III claimed the right to the French throne...Who..

6 Edward III, asserted that he had a superior claim to the throne because his mother was Philip the Fair's daughter. This was one of the primary causes of the Hundred Years' War. Another cause of the war was clearly an economic conflict. The French monarchy tried to squeeze new taxes from towns in northern Europe which had grown wealthy as trade and cloth-making centers. These towns gave their support to the English and Edward III... Why..

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8 Thanks to the intervention of Joan of Arc, the French won the war. After the end of the war the English and French population were both reduced due to the hard battles, many diseases such as the Black Death and also to famine. Politically England was left an island nation, except for Calais. Both countries established a National State. Result and consequences

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