hundred years war

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(Tarih) yüz yıl savaşı
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a series of wars between England and France from 1337-1453, when the English kings tried to keep control of land which they ruled in France. The French finally won, and forced the English to leave France

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Hundred Years' War
A conflict between France and England, lasting 116 years from 1337 to 1453
Hundred Years' War
(1337-1453) Intermittent armed conflict between England and France over territorial rights and the issue of succession to the French throne. It began when Edward III invaded Flanders in 1337 in order to assert his claim to the French crown. Edward won a major victory at the Battle of Crécy (1346); after his son Edward the Black Prince managed to capture John II at the Battle of Poitiers (1356), the French were obliged to surrender extensive lands under the treaties of Brétigny and Calais (1360). When John II died in captivity, his son Charles V refused to respect the treaties and reopened the conflict, putting the English on the defensive. After Charles V's death in 1380 both countries were preoccupied with internal power struggles, and the war lapsed into uncertain peace. In 1415, however, Henry V decided to take advantage of civil war in France to press English claims to the French throne (see Battle of Agincourt). By 1422, the English and their Burgundian allies controlled Aquitaine and all France north of the Loire, including Paris. A turning point came in 1429, when Joan of Arc raised the English siege of Orléans. The French king Charles VII conquered Normandy and then retook Aquitaine in 1453, leaving the English in possession only of Calais. The war laid waste to much of France and caused enormous suffering; it virtually destroyed the feudal nobility and thereby brought about a new social order. By ending England's status as a power on the continent, it led the English to expand their reach and power at sea
Hundred Years' War
war between England and France in the 14th and 15th centuries
hundred years' war
the series of wars fought intermittently between France and England; 1337-1453
hundred years war

    Hyphenation

    hun·dred years war

    Turkish pronunciation

    hʌndrıd yırz wôr

    Pronunciation

    /ˈhəndrəd yərz ˈwôr/ /ˈhʌndrəd jɜrz ˈwɔːr/
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