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26th August 1346: Battle of Crécy during the Hundred Years War won by the army of the English king Edward III

  • 26th August 2023
  • Tagged as: Battle of Crecy, Calais, Crecy, Edward III, France, Hundred Years War, Longbow, Philip VI, War

The battle was fought against the French army of King Philip VI and led to the port of Calais becoming an English enclave for over two centuries.

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17th July 1453: The Battle of Castillon, widely accepted as last conflict of the Hundred Years’ War

  • 17th July 2023
  • Tagged as: Castillon, Charles VII, England, France, Henry VI, Hundred Years War, Medieval

The Battle of Castillon, considered to be the last battle of the Hundred Years’ War, was fought between France and England.

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30th May 1381: Outbreak of the Peasants’ Revolt in England

  • 30th May 2023
  • Tagged as: Black Death, Economy, England, Hundred Years War, Peasant, Peasants' Revolt, Plague, Poll Tax, Richard II, Serfdom, Tax

The Peasants’ Revolt was triggered when John Bampton arrived in Essex to investigate non-payment of the poll tax.

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12th February 1429: Battle of the Herrings in the Hundred Years’ War fought between French and English forces near the French village of Rouvray

  • 12th February 2023
  • Tagged as: England, France, Hundred Years War, Joan of Arc, Scotland

The English arranged carts containing barrels of herring into a defensive wagon fort, with sharpened stakes similar to those used at the Battle of Agincourt positioned around the perimeter.

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25th October 1415: English king Henry V defeats the numerically superior French army at the Battle of Agincourt

  • 25th October 2022
  • Tagged as: Agincourt, Archery, Battle of Agincourt, Calais, England, France, Henry V, Hundred Years War, War

Over 8,000 French troops are estimated to have been killed in the Battle of Agincourt, while the English army’s losses under Henry V were less than 500.

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23rd September 1338: First naval battle with artillery takes place in the Hundred Years’ War

  • 23rd September 2022
  • Tagged as: Battle, Battle of Arnemuiden, Edward III, England, France, Grand Army of the Sea, Hundred Years War, Navy

The first recorded naval battle featuring artillery took place in the first naval engagement of the Hundred Years’ War.

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30th May 1431: Joan of Arc executed in the French city of Rouen for heresy

  • 30th May 2022
  • Tagged as: Burning, Christianity, England, Execution, France, Heresy, Hundred Years War, Joan of Arc, Paris, Witchcraft

Joan was accused of being a witch and a heretic due to the voices she heard and visions she witnessed, but the crime that condemned her to death was that of wearing men’s clothing.

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26th August 1346: The longbow helps Edward III win the Battle of Crécy

  • 26th August 2021
  • Tagged as: Crossbow, Edward III, England, France, Hundred Years War, Longbow, Philip VI

On the 26th August 1346, one of the most decisive battles in the Hundred Years War was won by the army of the English king Edward III.

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12th February 1429: Battle of the Herrings fought during the Hundred Years War

  • 12th February 2021
  • Tagged as: England, France, Hundred Years War
https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/www.historypod.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/02-12-Battle-of-the-Herrings-fought.mp3

On the 12th February 1429, the curiously-named Battle of the Herrings was fought between French and English forces near the village of Rouvray in France.

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25th October 1415: The Battle of Agincourt is fought

  • 25th October 2020
  • Tagged as: Battle, England, France, Henry V, Hundred Years War, Longbow, War
https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/www.historypod.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/10-25-The-Battle-of-Agincourt.mp3

On the 25th October 1415, the English king Henry V celebrated a major victory in the Hundred Years War when he defeated the numerically superior French army at the Battle of Agincourt.

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