Hundred Years' War: England vs. France

The Hundred Years' War, which is known to have lasted for 116 years precisely, is one of the most significant European medieval wars. This England vs. France conflict spanned more than a century of confrontation. It featured dozens of kings and princes who gained glory through famous — or infamous — military actions and personal decisions.

In this video we trace the full course of the war, from the crushing battles of Crécy and Poitiers for France, the signing of the Peace of Bretigny and the English capture of King John II the Good, the occupation of part of France and another defeat at Agincourt, to the revenge of Joan of Arc, also known as the Virgin of Orleans, and a French offensive that eventually ended the war when the British capitulated at Bordeaux. This war turned the medieval world upside down with its losses and successes, marking the decline of the age of chivalry.

[ikoniccinokic]

100 years for an argument between cousins lol

[SamBrickell]

*soldiers in 1339:* "does anyone know why we call this the 'Hundred Years War'?"

[samdierickx]

The video gets the main things right but there are some small mistrakes i'd like to point out:

1) Charles the bad had been scheming against the French way earlier then the capture of John II. Siding with the English multiple times even allegedly allying the Dauphin in a scheme to overthrow John leading to his arrest at Rouen in 1356. When the Paris riots started he escaped imprisonment at Amiens and allied Etienne Marcel, the leader of the Paris rebels. When the Jacquerie started though he switched sides and helped the dauphin suppress the rebellion.

2) In 1368 because of the high taxes raised upon the local nobles in Gascogne it was them, not the Prince who appealed to the French parliament. It was basically a ploy since if they appealed to the parliament of Paris they would signal that they still recognized the French king as overlord of Gascogne and force Charles V to actually intervene on their behalf.

3) While Chinon was briefly taken by Burgundian supporters, in the 1420s it was firmly in the hands of the Dauphinists. The Dauphin didn't take it back with Breton help nor did the English attack Orleans in response. Chinon was just a safe place over the Loire river where the Dauphin held court. The English attacked Orleans because it was a dauphinist stronghold and it held a very important bridge over the Loire river allowing them to plan operations deep in Dauphinist territory.

4) The duke of Burgundy did not give Burgundy back to the French crown nor did he "free" Flanders. At the 1435 treaty of Arras the Burgundians broke their alliance with the English and recognized Charles VII as the king of France in exchange for exception from homage. Meaning they became de facto independent. Burgundy would only come back to the french crown after Charles the bolds death in 1477 and Flanders would stay in the Burgundian/Habsburg family till 1795.

Thats about it, good video otherwise

[Xerxes]

The House of Capet did not end. It never ended. It still exists today. What happened is that the direct line ended, but the Valois are still Capetians, they are just a cadet branch. They are called Valois because of Charles de Valois, who was a son of King Philippe III. Louis XVI was sent to the guillotine under the name of citizen Louis Capet, even though he was a Bourbon (which claim came from Louis IX, saint Louis). The main claimants to the French throne are still Capetians, because House Capet could always find a male successor to the throne. It's like the Lancasters and the Yorks in England. Both were cadet branches of House Plantagenet. However, House Plantagenet died with Richard III, because Henry VII's claim to the throne derived from his mother Margaret of Beaufort, a great-grand-daughter of John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster, third son of King Edward III. And so a new dynasty began in England, the Tudors.

[CliffCardi]

French Leaders: “I’m willing to listen to this teenager who heard voices of God. At this point, what do have to lose?”
Joan of Arc: YEET

[RNAlh]

I love how the visual language of these map based videos and channels has developed and evolved since the the early days. I think your pacing, delivery, style, and high quality images (i assume AI) are some of my favourite.

Absolutely criminally undersubbed, liked, commented, shared. Good luck growing, hope the algo finds you.

[herbtanner]

Imagine starting a war with swords and bows and arrows and end with muskets. Wild

[isaacgriffin]

Very well done. I'll be sure to check your videos more often. Cheers!

[danielsantiagourtado]

Love your content! Thanks For this❤❤❤❤

[muadhib]

"Reemes" are you freaking kidding me?

[Achillez]

This channel is amazing, keep up the great work ❤🎉

[volbound]

One mistake at the start, Edward 3 didn't really consider war with France until France backed Scotland in their current war with England. That was truly the trigger point for 100-year wars. England only brought the claim up again when France backed Scotland. (France was also threatening Gascony as well). Gascony was important to England not because it could attack France (they held come coastal cities in Flanders as well not mentioned in video) but because it brought significant tax revenue (via tariffs on wine) to the English crown.

[skiteufr]

A good French victory that acted the fact that the salic law, excluding women from the crown, was the law in force

[codybowman]

Great stuff, surprised the subscriber count isn't significantly higher. Keep it up!

[gediminaskucinskas]

Ironically though battle at Crecy was won by England in long term it proved to be a win for France because high number of nobles died in it it allowed french King gain more power which eventually turned into absolutism and highly centralized power.

[lellamas]

This plays out like a game of Crusader Kings II

[tomaszbojarski]

Interesting topic... However, please restrain from word "however"...
Anyone counted how many Times it was used?

[TheOverLORDFF]

The AI images ruined the video for me. Sorry, but it just stains an otherwise good production quality. I'll keep an eye out for more videos, but if this doesn't change, I doubt I'll watch many more. It really irks me.

[HomemdaFaina]

mate, that's definitely not how we say Reims.

[ashfaqahmed]

Could you do one on War of Austrian Succession next?