Hundred Year War?

Question

Why did the war continue for so long and what were its advantages besides weapon developement ?

Answer 1

It actually went on for 116 years.

Answer 2

The Hundred Years War was a conflict between England and France, lasting 116 years from 1337 to 1453. It was fought primarily over claims by the English kings to the French throne and was punctuated by several brief and two lengthy periods of peace before it finally ended in the expulsion of the English from France, with the exception of the Calais Pale. Thus, the war was in fact a series of conflicts and is commonly divided into three or four phases: the Edwardian War (1337-1360), the Caroline War (1369-1389), the Lancastrian War (1415-1429), and the slow decline of English fortunes after the appearance of Joan of Arc. The term "Hundred Years' War" was a later historical term invented by historians to describe the series of events.

Answer 3

Agree with all the dates and the original claim to the french throne etc etc
My take though is that it served to finally make the french french and the english english...
Up to that war is was a bit of, my claim to this my claim to that the norman aristocracy were interchangable spare parts (same culture) and peasants french or saxon/celt were peasants they had no say.
France/french was a new 'thing', the english/ french had not that much earlier owned nearly all of it off and on.

By the end of that war I would say that the two were finally becoming unique.....
French were French and the English were finally becoming English.

Answer 4

It began in 1328, when the French king died with no children. The English king Edward III actually had a good "claim" to inherit the French throne. Edward's claim was through his French mother, Eleanor, who was the dead French king's aunt . It was usual for medieval royal families to intermarry like this, always seeking to make alliances. French nobles faced a choice: who would give them more power and independence in their own lands - a French King in Paris who they had helped into power, or a distant English King ruling often from London?
The first faction rushed to crown a French cousin whose claim. was not as good as Edward's. With their new king, they attacked Edward's lands in SW France (Aquitaine) and in 1337, Edward III declared war.

The other faction allied with Edward. Counts of Flanders tended to take England's side against France in any conflict, because of links with England in the vital wool trade. Powerful lords in other outlying regions such as Brittany and Normandy feared the ambitions of those who wanted a stronger centralized French kingdom. They allied with the English. to help keep their independence
Greed I think was the major reason. And the need for power. Also the French were Catholic and the English Prodisent

Answer 5

ot continued for so, long due to the logistical probelms, of keeping a medieval army supplied and ready to fight in enemy territory. Of course this war was interspersed with times of peace, only for the troubles to flare again. The english medieval kings had always coveted the northern areas of france and flanders, for commerce reasons etc. Th war itself didnt really achieve alot, but it did achieve that lasting mistrust between the uk and france which we still have

Answer 6

permit's break it down: A. France's rather small inhabitants - fake. France did have a huge inhabitants. B. France's rather decentralized state - authentic. France had empires international alike Britain. They have been decentralized and lost too plenty distant places such because of the fact the colonies in united statesa. (French and Indian conflict) and in Africa. C. The absence of huge city centers in France - fake. only no longer authentic, France became city D. the unwillingness of French kings to place money into great armies. - the 2d closest answer. and this could only be unfaithful because of the fact France did fund a great militia. while they lost they have been thoroughly devistated. E. common opposition in France to the conflict - only unfaithful.

Answer 7

Since the time of William I of England, himself a French duke, French kings had alleged that the king of England was a vassal king to the king of France. Plantagenet kings had, at various times, pledged fealty to the French king. Edward III of England disliked this arrangement and wanted to break free of French domination. When the title to the French crown was disputed, Edward seized his opportunity. His pretext was to declare himself to be king of France and declared war on the French king, Phillip VI. He adopted a new coat of arms with the English lions quartered with the French Fleuer-de-lis and invaded France.

The war actually lasted for 117 years, but there were periodic intervals of peace. At first, the course of the war ran in England’s favour. Edward III took Calais and even captured the French king, John II, in battle. But when John II died in captivity before conceding the throne, his son, Charles V, fought back and even set fire to towns on the English coast.

When Edward’s grandson, Richard II, came to the throne, the fighting subdued but when the Lancastrian kings were in power, England made a concerted attempt to take France. Henry V won decisive victories and, after the battle of Agincourt, was named by the French king, Charles VI, as his successor. Henry’s son, Henry VI was crowned king of France before his first birthday.

Henry VI’s reign was characterised by internal fighting in England and the beginning of the Wars of The Roses. While England was racked by internal fighting, France, under the leadership of Joan of Arc, regained possession of their kingdom.

The war came to an end in 1453, when the French took back all their possessions except for Calais. The result of the war was that England was discouraged from Continental invasions and, from then on, foreign policy was directed at maintaining a discrete distance from Europe. The Royals kept the title ’King (or queen) of France’ which remained on English and British coins until it was relinquished by the Peace of Amiens in the reign of George III.

Answer 8

it actually lasted 116 years with a few breaks inbetween.
It was mainly fought because the English monarchy were laying claim to the french throne.
In the words of the smiths 'and now i know how joan of arc felt as the flames rose to her roman nose, and her walkmen started to melt'

Answer 9

Each war is very profitable to economics of the countries that are involved. That is why it is better for government to go to war than to discuss everything peacefully. JUST PLAIN GREED! ( like always)

Answer 10

both sides were catholic.