HIS230H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Dendrochronology, Ice Core, Adam Lay Ybounden
Document Summary
The hundred years war 1337-1453 (fought between england and france) The king turned his attention to the areas of land that england owned. In the 1330"s the english controlled aquitaine, a very wealthy region that produced wine, the. French were beginning to wonder if this was a good arrangement. The french and their scottish allies created naval bases. King phillip of france claimed that gascony should be returned to him, and thus the war began. First phase: 1337-1360: english king edward iii took control, english expanded their control of the land by 1360. By the end of the war, the english controlled much less than they did at the start of the 100 years war. The english lost a great deal of their power and political presence out side of the british isles. Siege of tournai: 1340: siege warfare was very expensive, gives male aristocrats purpose, was a road to fame.
