The Hundred Years' War
Avalon Pernell, Haylee Bode, Katie Grace Dockery
WHAT
Okay so basically it was fights over land in France that the English had long claimed as their own.
The English won most of the early battles of the war, and the English army was made up of lightly armored soldiers with longbows. The French army relied mostly on knights carrying crossbows. But the long bow was more effective than the crossbow due to it's superior range. Later in the war, the French began to use more modern tactics.
WHY
English claimed lands in France were their own, but the French King disputed this claim believing these lands were their own. When King Philip VI of France said this land was a part of his realm, war broke out in France.
JOAN OF ARC
After 116 years of war, France won the land. The Hundred Years' War impacted feudalism by helping to shift power from feudal lords to monarchs and common people, who began to have more influence and power.