Duration Of The Hundred Years’ War

• The Longbow was Made of Yew wood
• The long bow used A lot of physical effort
• The long bow could fire accurately for up to 250ft
• The longbow is most effective when fired simultaneously
• The long bow fired 3-6 arrows Per minute
• Checaucheés allow destruction of income and resources for the receiving end
• Chevauchees were popular with royalty
• Chevauchees were cheaper than sieges
• The Effect the chevauchees was to break peasants and their resolve
• The battle of Poitiers was in 1356
• After the defeat France was in trouble and a major rebellion took place amongst peasants in 1358
• In the siege of Calais Edward doubled his soldiers to 32,000
• Edward also built a defensive wall around Calais
• Edward didn’t leave his defensive wall
• The battle of crecy took place in 1346 and was a victory for the English
• The English won because they used longbows
• The rain helped as horses struggled to get up the hill the English stood on
• The treaty of bretigny was signed in 1360
• Edward III was no longer king of France
• Edward III gained 3 million Gold coins
• The French agreed to these terms because King John would die and chevauchees would continue
• The black prince was committed and didn’t give up when outnumbered
• The black prince was ruthless and led many chevauchees
• The black prince was successful and caused much of Englands wealth