1. Late Middle Ages Conflicts
Hundred Years War
Wars of the Roses

2. Hundred Year War In 1328, French King Charles IV died without a son
Nephew, King Edward III of England
Cousin Philip VI of France
French decided Philip VI was the rightful heir and crowned him King of France
King Edward III invade France in 1337
Start of the Hundred Years War

3. Hundred Years War Cont. The English were winning victory after victory
As the war went on, new leaders took over the fight
King Henry V reached the gates of Paris
In 1429, Joan of Arc lead the French army into battle and defeated the English.
Joan was eventually captured, tried, and executed by the English
After her death, King Charles VII rallied his army and steadily took back the land lost to the English and by 1453 he had ran them out of the country.

4. Wars of the Roses
The Lancasters (red rose emblem) and the Yorks (white rose emblem) started a war over the throne of England.
Edward IV, a York, took the throne in 1461
Richard III, Edward IV’s brother, faced many uprisings when he took over the throne after Edward IV’s death
Henry VII, related to both families, rose to power and ended the Wars of the Roses