The Hundred Years' War

Subject: History
Level: Secondary
Age Group: 11 - 14
Order Number: 7005

The History Portfolio, the acclaimed and popular collection of black and white photocopiable drawings has now been expanded to cover national histories, The Roots of European Civilisation, and A History of Architecture.

Each pack contains maps, drawings, diagrams and cartoons giving a wealth of information on the period that can be used to complement with a wide range of teaching and learning styles with pupils of all abilities.

Packs come complete with teacher notes which give background information on the events and people depicted on each sheet.

Pack C4 - The Hundred Years' War

Dynastic, commercial and domestic factors propelled Edward III into war with France. Failure with Scotland and baronial discontentment at home could be alleviated by foreign adventures. Edward III and the Black Prince personified the Age of Chivalry. The image of the valiant and chivalrous Knight glamorised warfare. The reality was very different. The short summer season and difficulties of transport and supply meant that campaigns were little more than plundering raids. French cities were well defended. Sieges were avoided and pitched battles few. The French limited themselves to raids on south coast towns.

After the initial success of Crecy and Calais, 1346-7, the ravages of the Black Death postponed operations for a decade.

The second phase opened in 1355, the Black Prince inflicted a crushing defeat at Poitiers, 1356, and captured the French Kings and the Treaty of Bretigny, 1360 which restored Aquitaine to England and brought temporary peace. Most of the English gains were lost in the French counter-attack by Bertrand du Gueselin, 1364-77. This third phase petered out because Richard II genuinely wanted peace and consequently fell out with his barons who wanted to continue the war.

Political troubles at home: the usurpation of the throne by Bolingbroke (Henry IV) 1399, the Rebellion of the Percy family plus Owain Glyndwr produced a long period of peace with France. The fourth phase opened with Henry V's glorious campaign and the Battle of Agincourt, 1415. It ended with his death, 1422. Henry VI began his reign as King of England and most of France, but counter attacks by Joan of Arc and others reduced English possessions to Calais by 1453. The hundred years of conflict had achieved nothing, save a hardening of national feeling. The English felt more English, the French more French, and so paved the way for the national states of the 16th Century.

Period covered: 1340 - 1453.

Pack C5 - The Wars of the Roses and the Age of Exploration The 15th century was a turning point for England and Europe. The two branches of the Plantagenet dynasty, the Lancastrian and the Yorkist, fought themselves to extinction in a Civil War. The death of Richard III opened the way for a new age of royal power under the Tudors. The end of The Hundred Years' War made possible a period of national consolidation and brilliant flowering of French culture. The Ottoman Turks overran the Middle East and the Italian trade empires were compelled to look for new routes to Asia. The Renaissance flooded out of Italy. The Wars of the Roses and the Age of Exploration £14.99 each book Order Code 7006