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Question-and-Answer flashcards covering the main figures, dates, and events of the First Hundred Years' War between England and France.
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During which years did the First Hundred Years' War take place?
1159 CE to 1259 CE
Which two kingdoms were primarily involved in the First Hundred Years' War?
England and France
What royal family ruled England during the First Hundred Years' War?
The Plantagenet family
Approximately how much of France was controlled by the English kings at the war’s outset?
Nearly half of France
Name the three English kings from the Plantagenet line who owned lands in France during this period.
Henry II, Richard I (Richard the Lionheart), and John
Which French royal family sought to reclaim lands from the English?
The Capet family
Which French kings led the effort to regain territory from the English?
Louis VII and Philip Augustus
In what year did Henry II become King of England, and what was his major military goal?
1154 CE; to expand England’s territory in France
Who was persuaded by Philip Augustus to oppose his own father, Henry II?
Henry II’s son, Richard (later Richard the Lionheart)
Why was Richard I nicknamed “Richard the Lionheart”?
Because of his reputation as a great warrior and leader
When did Richard the Lionheart ascend to the English throne?
1189 CE
How did Philip Augustus continue to weaken English holdings after Richard became king?
He kept attacking English lands in France and convinced Richard’s brother John to rebel, allowing France to regain many territories