100 Year War By Bryce and Group

Charles IV dies

Mar 1, 1328

When Charles IV dies, for the first time in more than 400 years of the Capetian dynasty there is no son or brother to inherit the French crown

A French cousin is selected to succeed Charles IV

May 28, 1328

A French cousin, Philip of Valois, is selected to succeed Charles IV - in preference to an English cousin, Edward III.

Philip VI of France confiscates Guienne

Jan 10, 1337

Philip VI of France confiscates Guienne, a fief belonging to Edward III of England - whose response begins the Hundred Years' War

Edward III publicly assumes the title.

Nov 17, 1340

Edward III, in Ghent, publicly assumes the title and the arms of the king of France.

The more mobile English force

Nov 17, 1346

The more mobile English force, of longbows and infantry, defeats at Crécy the unwieldy crossbows and heavy cavalry of the French.

The English siege of Calais ends

Nov 17, 1347

The English siege of Calais ends when six burghers of the town, with ropes around their necks, offer their lives to save their fellow citizens

The battle of Poitiers ends

Nov 17, 1356

The battle of Poitiers ends, on the third day, with victory for the English and the capture of the French king, John II.

After four years of captivity in Bordeaux and London

Nov 17, 1360

After four years of captivity in Bordeaux and London, the French king John II is released for a promised ransom of 3 million gold crowns.

Charles VI, king of France,

Nov 17, 1392

Charles VI, king of France, suffers the first of many violent fits of madness.

Rivalry between factions of the French

Nov 17, 1407

Rivalry between factions of the French royal family results in the murder in Paris of the king's brother, Louis duke of Orléans, and the onset of civil war

Henry V succeeds his father

Nov 17, 1413

Henry V succeeds his father, Henry IV, as king of England.

Henry V captures the French stronghold

Nov 17, 1415

Henry V captures the French stronghold of Harfleur - where, in Shakespeare, he urges his dear friends 'once more unto the breach'

Henry V wins a victory on St Crispin's day

Nov 18, 1415

Henry V wins a victory on St Crispin's day at Agincourt, against a much larger and more heavily armed French force

Henry V makes a triumphal entry into Rouen

Nov 17, 1419

After a six-month siege Henry V makes a triumphal entry into Rouen, the city of his Norman ancestors

John the Fearless is murdered

Nov 19, 1419

John the Fearless, duke of Burgundy, is murdered by the Armagnac faction in the presence of the dauphin - escalating France's civil war

The treaty of Troyes

Nov 17, 1420

The treaty of Troyes, between the English and the Burgundian faction, grants Henry V the status of heir to the French throne

Henry V marries Catherine

Nov 20, 1420

Henry V marries Catherine, daughter of the French king and sister of the rightful heir to the kingdom, the dauphin, who is on the opposing side

The dauphin proclaims himself Charles VII of France

Nov 17, 1422

The dauphin proclaims himself Charles VII of France, but with Paris in the hands of his enemies he is known as the king of Bourges

Henry VI becomes king of England

Nov 19, 1422

Henry VI, son of Henry V and Catherine of France, is king of England and theoretically king of France before his first birthday

Joan of Arc hears the voices of saints

Nov 17, 1428

A peasant girl, Joan of Arc, hears the voices of saints urging her to relieve the siege of Orléans

Joan of Arc stands nearby while Charles VII is anointed at Reims

Feb 25, 1429

Joan of Arc stands nearby while Charles VII is anointed at Reims, then kneels before him and for the first time calls him her king

Joan of Arc wins her way into the presence

Nov 17, 1429

Joan of Arc wins her way into the presence of Charles VII at Chinon and persuades him, eventually, to trust her

Joan of Arc leads French

Nov 19, 1429

Joan of Arc leads French forces in the successful relief of Orléans

Joan of Arc is captured in a skirmish

May 30, 1430

Joan of Arc is captured in a skirmish with the Burgundians, who subsequently hand her over to the English

Joan of Arc is tried by the Inquisition

Nov 17, 1431

Joan of Arc, tried by the Inquisition on behalf of the English in Rouen, is burned at the stake as a relapsed heretic

Charles VII enters Paris

Nov 12, 1437

Charles VII enters Paris, marking conclusively the end of the French civil war.

The French bring two small cannon on to the battlefield at Formigny

Apr 15, 1450

The French bring two small cannon on to the battlefield at Formigny, where they have a significant effect in achieving the French victory.

The French win a convincing victory at Castillon

Nov 17, 1453

The French win a convincing victory at Castillon, recovering the last stronghold (except Calais) held by the English in France

Vharles VII's full recovery of Aquitaine

Nov 18, 1453

Charles VII's full recovery of Aquitaine and Normandy effectively brings to an end the Hundred Years' War

Edward IV is bought off at Picquigny with a bribe

Oct 3, 1475

Edward IV, landing at Calais with a large army, is bought off at Picquigny with a bribe - ending his attempt to revive the Hundred Years' War