Hundred Years' War

At a glance

Dates: 1337-05-24 – 1453-10-09.

Place: Spain.

Type: war.

Key figures / parties: Kingdom of England, Kingdom of France, Kingdom of Scotland, Crown of Castile, Duchy of Brittany, Republic of Genoa, Kingdom of Bohemia, and Duchy of Lorraine.

What came before

Part of: Anglo-French Wars.

Catalyst / how it started

Causes and prelude Dynastic turmoil in France: 1316–1328 Main article: English claims to the French throne The question of female succession to the French throne was raised after the death of Louis X in 1316. Louis left behind a young daughter, Joan II of Navarre , and a son, John I of France , although he only lived for five days. However, Joan's paternity was in question, as her mother, Margaret of Burgundy , was accused of being an adulterer in the Tour de Nesle affair . Given the situation, Philip,

What happened

Overview A timeline of the key events of the Hundred Years' War Origins The root causes of the conflict can be traced to the crisis of 14th-century Europe . The outbreak of war was motivated by a gradual rise in tension between the kings of France and England over territory; the official pretext was the interruption of the direct male line of the Capetian dynasty . [ citation needed ] Tensions between the French and English crowns had gone back centuries,

History Beginning of the war: 1337–1360 Main article: Hundred Years' War, 1337–1360 v t e Hundred Years' War Edwardian phase (1337–1360) 1337–1340 Cadzand Arnemuiden English Channel Thiérache campaign Cambrai Scheldt campaigns Sluys Tournaisis campaign Saint-Omer Tournai 1342–1343 Brest Morlaix Edward III's Breton campaign 1345–1347 Gascony Bergerac Auberoche Aiguillon Crécy campaign Caen Blanchetaque Crécy Calais (1346–1347) Lancaster's chevauchée (1346) 1349–1352 Lunalonge Calais (1350) Winchelsea…

The Hundred Years' War was a series of conflicts between the kingdoms of England and France and a civil war in France during the late Middle Ages. It emerged from feudal disputes over the Duchy of Aquitaine and was triggered by a claim to the French throne made by Edward III of England. The war grew into a broader military, economic, and political struggle involving factions from across Western Europe, fuelled by emerging nationalism on both sides.