Hundred Years' War
1337 CE – 1453 CE · 116 years
The 116-year dynastic struggle between England and France that saw longbowmen shatter knightly armies, a peasant girl save a kingdom, and the birth of national identity in both countries.
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Belligerents
The main peoples, kingdoms and states involved.
- Kingdom of England
- Kingdom of France
Key moments
Defining events in the Hundred Years' War.
- 1346 Crécy
- 1356 Poitiers
- 1415 Agincourt
- 1429 Siege of Orléans
Elsewhere in Europe at the time
Records whose own span overlaps this one, found by the same test the canvas draws with. The bar under each card is where it sits inside this one.
Landmark · Europe
Mausoleum at Halicarnassus
350 BCE – 1404 CE
Polity · Europe
Poland-Lithuania
Attested 1400 CE – 1500 CE
Conflict · Europe
Ottoman Wars in Europe
1354 CE – 1453 CETrade route · Europe
Viking North Atlantic Route
870 CE – 1400 CE
Landmark · Europe
St. Vitus Cathedral
1344 CE – still standingPolity · Europe
Castile
Attested 1279 CE – 1400 CEConflict · Europe
Ottoman Conquest of the Balkans
1371 CE – 1459 CETrade route · Europe
Venice–Constantinople Route
800 CE – 1600 CEDated moments inside this span
Events the timeline places between 1337 CE and 1453 CE.
And in the rest of the world
Records running through the same years, on the other side of the map.
Image credits5 pictures from Wikimedia Commons
- Hundred Years' WarAntoine Leduc, Sylvie Leluc et Olivier Renaudeau (dir.), D'Azincourt à Marignan. Chevalie… · Public domain
- Mausoleum at HalicarnassusJona Lendering · CC0
- Banner of Poland-Lithuania117-M-I-K-E, with assets by Sodacan, Heralder, Odejea, and Thetaspilt. · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Ottoman wars in EuropeFrans Geffels · Public domain
- St. Vitus CathedralM ath K night and Zachi Evenor · CC BY 2.5
