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Jan 1, 1335
Flanders
France gains control of Flanders and England wants it back -
Jan 2, 1335
The french throne
Edward the third claimed the throne but was not chosen to rule -
Jan 3, 1335
Philip the 4th
French assembly chose philip the fourth to rule -
Jan 5, 1337
invasion
Edward III invades France -
Mar 4, 1346
Battle of Crecy
English victory at the Battle of Crecy -
Jan 7, 1356
Battle of Poitiers
British victory at the Battle of Poitiers -
Mar 12, 1453
War ends
1453 France controls all of English French land except Calais
the war ends -
Jan 8, 1558
French capture Calais
French capture Calais -
Mar 10, 1559
French countryside laid to waste
French countryside laid to waste -
Mar 11, 1559
ntroduction of the longbow
The introduction of the longbow, gun powder, and cannons
spelled the end of knights and castles
