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11.5c
Longbow Changes Warfare
Introduced by the English, used in Crécy, Poitiers, and Agincourt
Battle of Crécy was August 26, 1346
French army had knights and archers with crossbows outnumbered the English army including bowmen
English longbowmen let thousands of arrows fly causing the French crossbowmen to retreat
the hundred years war
fought between 1337 and 1453
fought off and on.
the French drove out the English except for the port of calais
many changes to warfare were made
Philip the fourth died without an heir
Edward the third claimed the right too the throne since he was Philips grandson
the French wanted a frenchie to rule France, and not an englishman
The Impact of the Hundred Years War
Experienced major changes
People thought of the king as a national leader
The Englsih suffured
The power of the French monarch increased
A feeling of nationalism emerged in England and France