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The Longbow Changes Warfare
The longbow was cheap, easy to carry, and deadly
Bowman could fire so fast that the longbow has been called the "machine fun of the Middle Ages"
English archers usually carried a case with extra bow strings and a sheaf of 24 arrows. The arrows were about 27 inches long and balanced in flight by feathers
The arrows were fatal when shot within 100 yards. The average archer could fire 12-15 arrows per minute and hit a man at 200 yards away
It was as tall as a man, or taller. A 6 ft. tall man might have a bow up to 6.5 ft tall.
Concept: Invention
It was powerful enough to penetrate armor, thus reducing the impact of mounted cavalry.
Why was the Longbow such an effective weapon?
The Hundred Years War
Change in warfare.
They switched to using common foot soldiers and alongside them were archers.
The longbow changed warfare.
Without this battle when would have this type of warfare been discovered?
Europe faces multiple Challenges
Not only did people in Europe during the 1300s have to deal with a epidemic they also had to deal with war.
The century of war ended the medieval period in europe.
Edward the third was the kind of England and a grandson of Philip. He attempted to claim the throne of England and led to war.
The war went back and fourth but the French ended up driving the english out of France.
Conflict
Joan of Arc
Joan of Arc is a teenage peasant girl
Felt moved by God to rescue France from its English conquerors
at the age of 14 she had visions and heard voices that were believed to be saints
Urged Joan of Arc to drive the english from France and give the French crown to Charles VII
She led the French Army into battle at a fort city near Orléans
Hard fought battle and Joan of Arc led the French onto the path of victory
After the victory Joan of Arc persuaded Charles to go with her to Reims
Charles was later crowned king on July 17, 1429.
He did nothing to rescue Joans of Arc
Leadership
Joan of Arc was later captured by the Burgundians ( England's allies)
She was later turned over the the English
Then she was handed over to the church authorities to stand trial
Joan of Arc was burned at the stake on May 30, 1431
What motivations might the English had for discrediting Joan of Arc?
Treaty signed by the French and English
Henry V would inherit the French Crown upon the death of the French king Charles VI.
The Impact of the Hundred Years' War
What were the effects of the Hundred Years' War?
Nationalism Emerged in England and France.
People thought of the king as a national leader and not just a feudal lord.
The power and prestige of the French monarch increased
The English suffered internal turmoil known as the War of the Roses when two noble houses fought for the throne,
Concept: Nationalism
Historians consider the end of the war to be the end of the Middle Ages.
Religious devotion and Chivalry dissolved, and the Age of Faith died a slow death.
The Great Schism was created because of the scandalous display of wealth by the Church and the discrediting of the Church during the bubonic plague.
Concept: Religion