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Articles relating to the Hundred Years' War, 1337–1360 (1337-1360), also known as the Edwardian War. It was the first phase of the Hundred Years' War between France and England. It is named because it was initiated by King Edward III of England, who claimed the French throne in defiance of King Philip VI of France.
The Hundred Years' War (French: Guerre de Cent Ans; 1337–1453) was a conflict between the kingdoms of England and France and a civil war in France during the Late Middle Ages. It emerged from feudal disputes over the Duchy of Aquitaine and was triggered by a claim to the French throne made by Edward III of England .
1360: Black Monday – a freak hail storm struck and killed an estimated 1,000 English soldiers, causing mass casualty. 1364: The defeat and death of Charles of Blois at the Battle of Auray marks the end of the Breton War of Succession. 1366: The Black Prince intervenes in the civil war in Castile between Pedro the Cruel and Henry of Trastamara.
The first phase (Edwardian phase (1337–1360)) of the Hundred Years' War between England and France lasted from 1337 to 1360. It is sometimes referred to as the Edwardian War because it was initiated by King Edward III of England , who claimed the French throne in defiance of King Philip VI of France .
The Reims campaign took place during the Hundred Years' War.It occurred after the French de facto government rejected the terms of the Treaty of London and consequently Edward III of England organised and commanded an expeditionary army to gain by force what he had failed to win by diplomacy.
This marked the start of the Hundred Years' War, which was to last 116 years. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Edward attempted to assemble an alliance of nobles and small states to the north and east of France, including Flanders , which at the time was a province of France.
Pages in category "14th-century military history of the Kingdom of England" The following 29 pages are in this category, out of 29 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The war resumed in force in October 1355. In September 1356 the French royal army was defeated by a smaller Anglo-Gascon force at the Battle of Poitiers and John was captured. In 1360 the fighting was brought to a temporary halt by the Treaty of Brétigny under which large areas of France were ceded to England. In 1369 large-scale fighting ...