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**Hundred Year's War **


The Hundred Years War was a war between France and England and it started because of three main reasons. Number one was because Flanders were becoming a main source of wool to the English, but Flanders was a region owned by the French. Number two was because France was supported Scotland which was frequently at war with England. The third and most important reason is that English kings had certain rights because of their descent of William I of Normandy. The Hundred Years War lasted from 1337 to 1453 and consisted of three main phases of battles. The first phase lasted from 1337 to 1360. The first phase was mostly marked by English victories in France. England's Edward III and his son Edward, (a.k.a. The Black Prince), defeated France in northern France. Black Death stopped the fighting between 1347 and 1354, but then in 1356 the English attacked southeastern France. Some of the biggest battles were at Calais in 1346 to 1347. Also, at Pointers The second phase lasted from 1360 to 1413. During the second phase England mostly stayed inactive, but the French kept attacking so the English had to stay strong defensively. In the third phase (1413-1453) England was very powerful, but ended in England's almost complete retreat from France. Joan of Arc lived when France was at their worst stage of the war. She led a force that defeated England and lifted the siege of Orleans. Her inspiration led to more French victories.

Works Cited
 * “Hundred Years War.” Medieval World. Vol. 5. Danbury, CT: Grolier Educational, 2001. 10-12. Print.
 * “Hundred Years War.” The Middle Ages: An Encyclopedia for Students. Ed. William Chester Jordan. Vol. 2. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1996. 222-224. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Web. 25 Mar. 2010.
 * Wikimedia Commons. N.p., n.d. Web. 6 Apr. 2010. .

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