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Hundred Years' War

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Hundred Years' War


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WHAT DOES HUNDRED YEARS' WAR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Hundred Years' War

The Hundred Years' War, was a series of conflicts waged from 1337 to 1453, pitted the rulers of the Kingdom of England against the House of Valois for control of the French throne. Each side drew many allies into the war. The war had its roots in a dynastic disagreement dating back to the time of William the Conqueror, who became King of England in 1066 while retaining possession of the Duchy of Normandy in France. As the rulers of Normandy and other lands on the continent, the English kings owed feudal homage to the King of France. In 1337, Edward III of England refused to pay homage to Philip VI of France, leading the French King to claim confiscation of Edward's lands in Aquitaine. Edward responded by declaring himself to be the rightful King of France rather than Philip, a claim dating to 1328 when Edward's uncle, Charles IV of France, died without a direct male heir. Edward was the closest male relative of the dead king, as son of Isabella of France who was a daughter of Philip IV of France and a sister of Charles IV.

Definition of Hundred Years' War in the English dictionary

The definition of Hundred Years' War in the dictionary is the series of wars fought intermittently between England and France from 1337–1453: after early victories the English were expelled from all of France except Calais.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HUNDRED YEARS' WAR

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WORDS THAT END LIKE HUNDRED YEARS' WAR

American Civil War · Anglo-Boer War · Barons´ War · Crimean War · First World War · Franco-Prussian War · Great War · Gulf War · Iran-Iraq War · Korean War · Peloponnesian War · Peninsular War · Revolutionary War · Russo-Japanese War · Second World War · Seven Years´ War · Spanish-American War · Spanish Civil War · Thirty Years´ War · Yom Kippur War

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Translation of «Hundred Years' War» into 25 languages

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百年战争
1,325 millions of speakers
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Guerra de los Cien Años
570 millions of speakers
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Hundred Years´ War
510 millions of speakers
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सौ साल के युद्ध
380 millions of speakers
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حرب المائة عام /
280 millions of speakers
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Война Столетняя
278 millions of speakers
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Guerra dos Cem Anos
270 millions of speakers
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শত শত বছরের যুদ্ধ
260 millions of speakers
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La guerre de Cent Ans
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Perang Seratus Tahun
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Hundertjährige Krieg
180 millions of speakers
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百年戦争
130 millions of speakers
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백년 전쟁
85 millions of speakers
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Perang Seratus Taun
85 millions of speakers
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Chiến tranh trăm năm ´
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நூறு ஆண்டுகள் போர்
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शंभर वर्षे ´युद्ध
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Yüz Yıl Savaşı
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Guerra dei Cent´anni ´
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Wojna stuletnia
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Війна Столітня
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War sute de ani /
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Πόλεμος εκατό ετών
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Honderdjarige Oorlog
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Hundraårskriget
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Hundreårskrigen
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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HUNDRED YEARS' WAR»

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Hundred Years War
In the second volume of his celebrated history of the Hundred Years War, Jonathan Sumption examines the middle years of the fourteenth century and the succession of crises that threatened French affairs of state, including defeat at ...
Jonathan Sumption, 2011
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The Hundred Years War: The English in France 1337-1453
Desmond Seward's critically-acclaimed account of the Hundred Years War brings to life all of the intrigue, beauty, and royal to-the-death-fighting of that legendary century-long conflict.
Desmond Seward, 1999
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The Hundred Years War: England and France at War C.1300-c.1450
This is a comparative study of how the societies of late-medieval England and France reacted to the long period of conflict between them commonly known as the Hundred Years War.
C. T. Allmand, 1988
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Encyclopedia of the Hundred Years War
Entries cover the people, events, and terms relating to the Hundred Years' War.
John A. Wagner, 2006
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The Hundred Years War (part II): Different Vistas
In thirteen articles, this volume affirms that the Hundred Years War was a struggle that spilled out of its heartlands of England and France into many European regions.
L. J. Andrew Villalon, Donald J. Kagay, 2008
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Joan of Arc and the Hundred Years War
Collects essays on the life of Joan of Arc, discussing her role in the Hundred Years War between France and England, and includes chronologies, genealogies, biographies of key players, and transcripts of primary documents.
Deborah A. Fraioli, 2005
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Arms, Armies and Fortifications in the Hundred Years War
Careful, original and wide-ranging study of many different aspects of late medieval military history.' HISTORY
Anne Curry, Michael Hughes, 1999
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Prisoners of War in the Hundred Years War: Ransom Culture in ...
Explores the individual and complex experiences of captors and prisoners, and the practice of ransoming, in the Hundred Years War.
Rémy Ambühl, 2013
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Hundred Years' War
Describes the conflict between France and England known as the Hundred Years' War and explains how its results were felt everywhere in Europe.
William W. Lace, 1994
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French Armies of the Hundred Years War
Hundredårskrigens påvirkning af de franske hærstyrker fra krigsperiodens begyndelse, hvor de enelske besættelsesstyrker var de franske overlegne til krigens slutning, hvor de franske styrker havde udviklet en ny organisation,taktik og ...
David Nicolle, 2000

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HUNDRED YEARS' WAR»

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Battle of Castillon Ends Hundred Years' War - New Historian
On 17th July, 1453, the Battle of Castillon brought the Hundred Years' War to a close. With their defeat at the Battle of Castillon, the English lost ... «New Historian, Jul 15»
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A fond farewell to the day off (1337 – 2015) - Business Management …
... is believed to have occurred sometime around 1337, when a farmer in Constantinople used the start of the Hundred Years' War as an excuse ... «Business Management Daily, Jul 15»
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Review: Into The Fire by Manda Scott - The New Indian Express
... back to the 15th century to show who Joan was, and why her appearance in the French lines changed the course of the Hundred Years' War. «The New Indian Express, Jul 15»
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Joy Division: 10 of the Best
... hundred years' war. That same sense of being transported into a weird otherworld is found in Dead Souls, the original B-side to Atmosphere. «The Guardian, Jul 15»
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We happy few, we band of brothers: “Henry V” at Westerly …
"Henry V" is set around the Battle of Agincourt during the Hundred Years' War, and the Colonial info notes that the drama is "a timely study of ... «theday.com, Jul 15»
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Shocking Evidence: Are Will & Kate Conspiring to Take the French …
Then came 1340s and the opening salvos of the Hundred Years' War. When the French king died, his nephew, England's Edward III, decided ... «Jezebel, Jul 15»
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Sir John Froissart, Frances Partridge and William Allingham: This …
Sir John Froissart chronicler of the early part of the Hundred Years' War with France, revisits England after 28 years: "I abode half a day and all ... «The Independent, Jul 15»
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Friday, July 17
1453 - The French defeat the English at the battle of Castillon, ending the Hundred Years' War, with Calais the only English possession on the ... «New Zealand Herald, Jul 15»
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'Joan of Arc: A History,' by Helen Castor
By working forward from the early decades of the Hundred Years' War, as the Anglo-French struggle for the French throne is called, Castor is ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
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Is Gender Out of Fashion?
In fact, Paoletti suggests it may turn out to be more like a hundred years' war than a revolutionary moment in time. Although the book's title ... «PopMatters, Jun 15»
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