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European History
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ćwiczenia
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Middle Ages
Middle Ages - introduction
The hundred years war
The Rise of Towns and Commerce
Growth of National Monarchies
Fall of The Roman Empire
Reneissance
Exploration
Reformation
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The Hundred Years War The Hundred Years War (1337-1453)
a very complex war, fought between France and England (with the occasional intervention of
countries), over three main conflicts. In particular, the nations fought over control of the Gascony region in France, rebellions supported by Britain in French cloth
towns, and English claims to the French throne after the
of Charles IV.
war, initially sparked by a dispute over who would
King of France after the death of King Charles IV, quickly became an amazingly complex and multi-faceted war. King Edward III
his son Edward, commonly known as "The Black Prince", invaded Aquitaine, a huge region in southwest France claimed by England. As time went
, the Kings of England and France involved themselves
many more operations, ranging from a civil
in Brittany, trade disputes in what became Belgium, even a war in Castile. The three
battles of the Hundred Years War, Crecy, Poitiers, and Agincourt, were resounding English victories, the flower of French nobility being cut
at every battle. However, even though the English won every major battle and many of the smaller
, relatively poor England was never
to subdue southern France, by far the wealthiest portion of France, which eventually led to the English
the war.
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