The Hundred Years War

1337-1453

First Phase, 1337-1364: English Ascendancy

1337: Edward III, King of England, claims the throne of France.

1340: The cities of Flanders recognize Edward's claim.

1346: Battle of Cr?cy

1356: Battle of Poitiers

1360: Truce. France recognizes English control of southwest France and Calais.

Second Phase, 1364-1380: French Revival

1364-1380: Under the leadership of Bertrand du Gesclin, the English are driven back to a few coastal positions.

Third Phase, 1380-1429: Renewed English Invasion.

1396-1413: Truce

1407: Beginning of Civil war among the French nobility.

1415: Battle of Agincourt.

Fourth Phase, 1429-1453: French Victory.

1429: Joan of Arc leads French to Victory at Orleans.

1430: Joan of Arc is captured by the Burgundians.

1431: Joan of Arc is burned as a relapsed heretic.

1435: Burgundians make peace with the French

1435-1453: The English are driven from all of France except Calais.

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