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Beginning. Events and trends. 1350s. The 1350s was a decade that began on 1 January 1350 and ended on 31 December 1359. It is distinct from the decade known as the 136th decade which began on January 1, 1351. and ended on December 31, 1360. Events and trends. The Ottoman Turks enter Europe. The Hanseatic League begins to meet. Category: 1350s.
Major Events. Mar 12 Orvieto city says it will behead & burn Jewish-Christian couples; Aug 29 Battle of Winchelsea (or Les Espagnols sur Mer): The English naval fleet under King Edward III defeats a Castilian fleet of 40 ships
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- The Three Phases of The Hundred Years’ War
- Events That Precipitated The War
- Timeline of The Hundred Years’ War
- Aftermath of The War
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First of all, it must be noted that although the war is labeled as Hundred Years, the war in fact spanned about 116 years, from 1337 to 1453. So why do historians refer to it as the Hundred Years’ War? It was used by people of the time because the war stretched for an unreasonably long period. Secondly, the Hundred Years’ War did not rage continuou...
1325:Charles IV makes peace with Edward II of England by returning Aquitaine territory in France to England. 1327: Charles IV of France dies without any sons or brothers to succeed him. 1327:Charles IV’s patrilineal cousin Philip, Count of Valois, is crowned Philip VI, king of France. 1329:Edward III reluctantly pays a half-hearted homage for his F...
1337:After consulting with his Great Council in Paris, Philip VI confiscates Edward’s territory of Gascony in France and proceeds to attack the southern coast of England. 1337:Edward III of England lays claim to the French throne. He would later take the title King of France and add the French royal coat of arms (the fleur-de-lys) to his in 1340. 1...
The Battle of Castillon is largely considered as the last violent confrontation between England and France in the Hundred Years’ War. Although curtain was drawn on the war, England and France remained formally at war for another two decades or so. Besides, England had its hand full as it had to deal with a brewing unrest within its borders. England...
Tensions between England and France started long before the Hundred Years’ War. Often times, those tensions were due to territories owned by English royal family in France. Due to the fact that English royal family traced its roots to some France, English monarchs were eligible to hold lands and titles in France. What this meant was that some Frenc...
T he period known as the Late Middle Ages (1300–1500) can also be considered the beginning of the Renaissance, which had its roots in the changes that began to gather speed during those two centuries. Yet there was plenty about this time that was truly medieval, and whereas some events pointed to the future, other occurrences signaled the end ...
The 1350s marked the high point of Edward’s reign. He had the distinct honor of holding two sovereign kings captive: John II of France and David II of Scotland, who had been in 1346 at Neville’s Cross.
Key points. In 1381, peasants. rebelled against King Richard II. The peasants were angry about a range of issues, such as low pay and the introduction of a poll tax. They demanded changes were...
Hostilities were paused until the mid-1350s for the deprivations of the Black Death. Then war continued, and the English were victorious at the Battle of Poitiers (1356) where the French king, John II, was captured and held for ransom. The Truce of Bordeaux was signed in 1357 and was followed by two treaties in London in 1358 and 1359.
