Hundred Years War

Title: Hundred Years War
Category: History
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Hundred Years War

How long did the Hundred Years War last? The answer is actually a surprising 116 years. The Hundred Years war is the name given to the series of on and off warfare fought between the kings of England and France, from 1337 to 1453. The war consisted of sieges, raids, sea and land battles, and long periods truce (“Hundred Years War”, 222). The war shaped the way the time period ended and the way western Europe looks today. The …showed first 75 words of 962 total…

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…showed last 75 words of 962 total…the 19th century (“Hundred Years War”, 224). While the war may seem to lack a large amount of major notoriety, it was actually much more important to British history than we give credit for. Very few people can actually name any events of the war. In fact, it is amazing that a war that lasted or 116 years but only consisted of two weeks worth of battle still changed the course of history as we know it.

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