the hundred years war

what impact did the war have on the medieval world?

it presaged the end of the medieval world

what years did it last between?

1337-1453

was the hundred years war only one war?

no

which english king made the standing army

alfred the greatin

what year did alfred the great die

899

what year did william wallace die

1305

what does primordial mean

before written history

who were the two english kings during the time of the wars?

Edward III and Henry V

what years were Edward III’s reign

1337-1377

how did Edward rally his men

through chivalry

what was Edward’s war tactic

skirmish warfare

who was Edward’s main french rival

Philip VI

when did the French peasants revolt

1357-1358

why did the French peasants revolt

Edward was walking all over the French

who did the peasants revolt against

Philip VI

what year was the battle of Crecy

1346

what was the outcome of Crecy

won, captured land in northern france

what aided the english in the win at Crecy

the sun was in the French’s eyes

what year was the battle of Poitiers

1356

what was the outcome of the battle of Poitiers

the english captured Philip VI

what treaty in what year followed the battle at Poitiers

the treaty of Bretigny in 1360

what were the terms of the treaty of Bretigny

ransomed Philip VI, kept the lands, England no longer a vassal of France

what years did Henry V reign in

1413-1422

what did Henry’s reign lead to with the knights

the dwindling of chivalry

what was Henry’s war tactic

systematic occupation of France

during Henry’s reign was the first time the english had this much land since ______

the Angevin empire

who was Henry’s French rival

Charles “the mad” VI

when was the Battle at Agincourt

1415

what was the outcome of the battle of Agincourt

won, longbow beats the knights of the French

what piece of weaponry aided the English in their victories

the longbow

how many men and what kinds did the French have at the battle of Agincourt

25000-30000 calvary and heavily armed knights

how many men and what kinds did the English have at the battle of Agincourt

1500 footmen and 7000 longbows

what movement for the english came from the battle of agincourt

proto-nationalistic fervour

what effect did the proto nationalistic fervour have on the knights

made fighting less about honor and more about the country

what treaty and when followed the battle of agincourt

the Treaty of Troyes in 1420

what were the terms of the Treaty of Troyes

Henry V marries Catherine, daughter of Charles VI, and Henry V is named heir apparent

how and when does Henry V die

in 1422 by dysentery

the ______ crippled the knights

longbow

what invention of the French in 1453 changed warfare and how

gunpowder and cannons, the French won the war

what was the name for former knights at the end of the medieval era

courtiers

the hundred years war is the _____ between the medieval and modern worlds

threshold

what major eastern city was captured and by who in 1453

Constantinople by the ottoman empire

what was the last temptation for Gawain before going to his fate at the chapel

his guide warning him and telling him to turn back

when was sir Gawain and the green knight written

14th century

what did King Arthur do with the green girdle after Gawain’s arrival back at the court and why

he made all the knights wear one to remind them of the frailty of the flesh

who said “we few, we happy few, we band of brothers” and who was he impersonating

William Shakespeare, Henry V

what significant holiday was the battle of agincourt on

St. Crispin’s day

why was it significant that the battle of Agincourt was on St. Crispin’s day

it immortalized it as it was on the church calendar and made it memorable