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Hundred Years War

The longest war in history, it's impact on society and not forgetting Joan Of Arc

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Why did the hundred years war happen?

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This one is easy, the 100 year War started because the French wanted to retake the land that the English had in mainland Europe. The last straw for the French was when England claimed its king, King of France.

Why did England loose in the hundred years war?

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The main problems were financial, but you also have to blame poor leadership towards the end of the war.

Although England had been close to bankruptcy for several years Henry V was always able to raise a sizeable army at short notice, often using loans from wealthy citizens, like Cardinal Beaufort. When he passed away his brother, the Duke of Bedford, became regent of France as Henry V's son, Henry VI, was only an infant. He proved to be a very capable leader in his own right, leading his forces to victory at Verneuil (a victory that could have rivalled Agincourt).

Unfortunately he passed away due to illness. 2 Years later Henry VI was declared 'of age'. Henry VI was a very timid king and had no stomach for war (nothing like his father, it has to be said). Henry VI then started trying to appease the French Dauphin in the hopes of a lasting peace, the Dauphin had no desire for peace and used Henry VI's timid pacifism to his advantage and negotiated rings around him to get favourable peace terms and even then only agreed to short term peace.

He used the period to raise and train what was, some agree, the first professional national army since the fall of Rome. Whilst the English used this time rest and try to ease the burden on the almost empty treasury.

Inevitably the peace ended with the French in a far more favourable position and as such they bagan a campaign that would throw the English back over the channel.

This caused a crisis for the English who fought desperatley to hold on to Normandy, but although they had great military leaders like Talbot, Faucemburg (excuse the spelling) and Edmund Beufort (the Cardinal's nephew), they lacked a true political leader. The likes of Henry V or the Duke of Bedford, who could have found a way to raise funds for an army. As such the French succeeded in throwing the English across the channel.

Believe it or not this is the short version :)

How many men did Henry v have in the battle of agincourt?

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A strength of 5000, with casualties and losses of about 100

How did Joan of Arc make the world a better place?

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During the 100 Years' War, Joan of Arc was a huge morale booster for the French troops. With the French on the verge of falling to the English, she traveled with the French soldiers, giving them something to fight for in a sense. She did not actually fight, however.

How did Joan of Arc impact the 100 year war?

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She gave the French a persona to look up to and to, if only superficially, unite them.

Joan of Arc led and inspired the French soldiers to raise the Siege of Orleans (May, 1429) and to defeat the English troops in the Battle of Patay. It was her courage and natural skill in making swift, decisive tactical decisions that led to the defeat of the English, who up to that time were defeating the French and were in a position to control all of what is now modern France.

Joan changed all that. She advised French military commanders like the Duc D'ALencon, who were often indecisive and hesitant to engage English forces. Joan was at the front of her troops in these engagements but carried her famous banner rather than using her sword. She would exhort her troops to

boldly engage the English and not to be afraid.

Joan's military successes led to the coronation of King Charles VII at Rheims in

July, 1429, which eventually led to the expulsion of the English from France and

ending the Hundred Years War. Joan's so-called "persona" was in no way

"superficial" but very decisive. This is a proven historical fact and has nothing to

do with religion, although Joan did claim to have divine guidance to lead the

French army to victory and lead the dauphin, the French crown prince, to Rheims

to be crowned king of France.

How did Joan of Arc's sister die?

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Joan's sister (Catherine) is believed to have died in childbirth. Her death must have been after mid-1429 because there's a quote from Joan (related by an eyewitness) dated from about August 1429 mentioning a desire to return home and see her sister again.

The film "The Messenger" invented a purely fictitious English attack on Joan's village during which Catherine is killed and then posthumously raped by an English soldier when Joan was a young child. This never happened. The only two attacks on Joan's village were the following: a minor assault in 1425 (by a Burgundian army led by Henri d'Orly) during which some livestock were stolen and then later returned; and a more serious attack in July of 1428 (by another Burgundian army led by Antoine de Vergy) during which the crops were burned and some of the buildings were damaged. There was no loss of life since the villagers had fled to the nearby city of Neufchatel before the troops arrived. Joan's family and some of the other villagers spent that time at an inn run by a widow nicknamed "la Rousse". Catherine was not killed during that attack, the army which launched the attack was not English, nor did the incident occur during Joan's childhood - she would have been around sixteen in 1428.

Why did Joan of Arc attempt suicide?

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Having read a number of books and many magazine and encyclopedia articles about the Maid, I have never heard this argued. Suicide is incompatible with Catholic Values and She never attempted such a thing. She did escape from a tower prison or prison tower by jumping but survived the leap this was escape, not suicide attempt./ I have never heard this argued , nor has it been used in any of the various filmic and other dramatic adaptations, many of which are distorted. according to Schiller- who also wrote William Tell ( not the song, though) He had Joan killed off in battle and her love interest a Male Knight finds her ,in one case dying, other version already lifeless but intact, it is arguable it is easier to simulate battle death on the stage than burning at the stake, which of course, poses fire hazards. But this suicide attempt thing is new to me and I am famiiar with fact-and fiction on the Maid.

How was the hundred years war fought?

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it was located in France and some countries below France

Why did the nobility experience instability in the Late Middle Ages?

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In political terms, there was a shift of power away from the great landowners and towards the towns. The craftsmen, merchants, administrators and professional men became more wealthy and powerful. From Henry II on, law gradually moved under the influence of the king.. People in dispute with the nobility could now have their cases heard in the king's courts, which were impartial, rather than by the baronial courts which were not. When towns and cities learned that walled structures would protect their town, it was no longer easy for a knight on horseback to terrorize and plunder. The invention and steady improvement of the English longbow whose arrows could penetrate chain-mail. The steady development of artillery started to make castles decorative rather than useful. The monarchs of that age had realized that the establishment and improvement of a Parliament made up of commoners gave them valuable support in their continuing power struggles with the nobles, and also made it easier to collect taxes.

How many battles did the south win after Gettysburg?

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In Virginia, nothing much happened until Grant launched his Overland campaign in May 1864. After that, there was almost-continuous fighting until Lee's surrender. Battles included The Wilderness, Spotsylvania, Coldharbour, Petersburg and Appomattox.

In Tennessee/Georgia, there was Chickamauga and Chattanooga, followed by Sherman's pursuit of Joe Johnston via Kennesaw Mountain to Atlanta. There were no major battles after that, except Bentonville, the Confederates' last throw.

There were also some minor battles West of the Mississippi.

Who is the king most associated with the consolidation of France after the Hundred Years War?

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Louis XIV or 'The Sun King' is noted for both his abnormally long reign in France along with the consolidation of various aspects of the French political, military and social system. He worked very hard to centralize a relatively disorganized French state through sheer personal will and skilled administration.

Why were the french and English fighting in the Hundred Years War?

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The seven year war started when the british stole 2 ships from the french and refused to give it back. so later then they declaired war.

What was the military result of the Hundred Years War?

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After the Hundred Years War in Europe, Kings and other national leaders started to depend on standing armies or even mercenary troops rather than depending

on their nobility (aristocracy) to provide armed troops to protect their nation or wage war.

Also, after the Hundred Years War, soldiers with either long bows, cross bows, or

eventually gun powder weapons became more effective in open field battles than medieval knights with lances or swords on horseback. In sieges, cannons became

the preferred weapon as opposed to ancient siege machines (battering rams,

covered siege towers, and such).

Was Joan of Arc good or bad?

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This is a highly subjective question. However, she is one of the most revered Saints in both the Roman Catholic and Anglican Churches. She is also one of France's National Heroes. And she helped liberate France from the English. And the French even today would likely say that she was good. At the same time she was reviled by the English and Burgundians because she was beating them soundly, they even executed her for Heresy (she was later found innocent and declared a Martyr.) But even today many Britons would be hard pressed to declare that she was "bad".

What are ways we can help stop wars and conflicts between other countries?

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we should make contect with all countries people by social media thn one day we all gather and our BLA government people will down and we all up high with peace even israel people

Was School made when Joan of Arc was born?

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Not school as we know it. Royalty received an education, and occasionally wealthier families could hire tutors for their male children. However, formal schools weren't created, and girls and peasant children did not receive an education. Joan of Arc herself was not educated.

Who won the Gettysburg battle the north or south?

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"The Union" means the North when writing about the Civil War. The South is the Confederacy or the Confederates, sometimes the rebels. The union is what was left of the United States after the southern states seceded.

What was the cost of the Hundred Years War?

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The cost of the hundred year war was that, that the forest and pastures were destroyed and the long wars also affected the country's economy apart from that a lot of human resource or manpower was wasted because many people died .