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Aug 3, 2021 · Video of the battlefield near Crécy-en-Ponthieu, filmed from the hillside wooden tower on the site of the medieval windmill where King Edward III of England positioned himself with the...
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Sep 29, 2015 · New Location for the Battle of Crécy discovered. For over 250 years it has been believed that the Battle of Crécy, one of the most famous battles of the Middle Ages, was fought just north of the French town of Crécy-en-Ponthieu in Picardy.
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In 1337 CE Edward III of England was intent on expanding his lands in France and he had the perfect excuse as via his mother Isabella of France(b. c. 1289 CE and the daughter of Philip IV of France, r. 1285-1314 CE), he could claim a right to the French throne as nephew of Charles IV of France (r. 1322-1328 CE). Naturally, the current king, Philip ...
Both sides at Crécy had heavy cavalry of medieval knightsand infantry but it would be the English longbow that proved decisive - then the most devastating weapon on the medieval battlefield. These longbows measured some 1.5-1.8 metres (5-6 ft.) in length and were made most commonly from yew and strung with hemp. The arrows, capable of piercing armo...
On 26 August 1346 CE the two armies met proper, after a few skirmishes along the way, near Crécy-en-Ponthieu, a small town south of Calais. King Edward, leading his army in person, had landed at Saint-Vaast-La-Hougue near Cherbourg on 12 July and then marched eastwards. The king met up with the Black Prince's force and, perhaps as a reward for his ...
The victory at Crécy became the stuff of legend, with the cream of those knights who had fought there rewarded with membership of Edward III's new exclusive club: the Order of the Garter (c. 1348 CE), England's still most prestigious relic of medieval chivalry. The victory also signalled that, at last, England was no longer the inferior of France, ...
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Hundred Years War. 1346 Aug 26. Battle of Crécy. Crécy-en-Ponthieu, France. Once the French withdrew, Edward marched the 9 miles (14 km) to Crécy-en-Ponthieu where he prepared a defensive position.
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The Centre Historique Crécy la bataille is an interpretation center on the Middle Ages. A bilingual chronological tour introduces visitors to the historical context of the Hundred Years War and the famous battle of August 26, 1346.
