1337 – 1360
1341: The Breton War of Succession breaks out. Edward supports John of Montfort while Philip backs Charles of Blois.1346: Edward III inflicts a crushing defeat on Philip VI at the Battle of Crécy.
1347: Calais falls to Edward III. The Scots invade England but are defeated at the Battle of Neville’s Cross and David II is captured.
1348: The Black Death reaches Europe.
1350: Philip VI dies and is succeeded by his son John II.
1351: The Battle of the Thirty.
1356: Edward the Black Prince, son of Edward III, defeats John II at the Battle of Poitiers. John II is among the captured.
1358: Peasant revolt in France called the Jacquerie.
1359: John II signs the Second Treaty of London accepting huge territorial losses and an enormous ransom. However Charles, John’s son heir, refuse to accept.
1360: The Treaty of Brétigny. Edward III renounces his claim to the French throne in return for the restoration and suxerainty of Aquitaine. Edward makes his son, the Black Prince, Duke of Aquitaine.
1360 – 1400
1364: The defeat and death of Charles of Blois at the Battle of Auray marks the end of the Breton War of Succession.1366: The Black Prince intervenes in the civil war in Castile between Pedro the Cruel and Henry of Trastamara. 1370: John Chandos, the English Seneschal of Poitou is defeated and slain at Chateau Lussac.
1372: French commander Bertrand du Guesclin captures Poitiers. 1377: Du Guesclin takes Bergerac.
1376: The Black Prince dies.
1377: Edward III dies. His grandson Richard II becomes King of England.
1400 – 1422
1415: Henry V of England lands at Harfleur in Normandy and takes the city. He wins a near-total victory over the French at the Battle of Agincourt. 1417: Henry V takes Caen.1419: Rouen falls to Henry V 19 January, placing Normandy under English control. Burgundy allies with England.
1420: Henry V and Charles VI of France sign the Treaty of Troyes. Henry marries Catherine of Valois, daughter of Charles VI, and their heir would inherit both kingdoms. The Dauphin, Charles VII is declared illegitimate.
1422: Henry V dies 31 August, and Charles VI 21 October. Henry’s young son, Henry VI of England is crowned king of both England and France. However in central France, the Dauphin continues the war.
1422 – 1453
1424: One of Henry VI’s regents, Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester, marries Jacqueline, Countess of Hainaut,and invades Holland to regain her former dominions, bringing him into direct conflict with Philip III, Duke of
Burgundy.
1428: The English lay siege to Orléans.
1429: Joan of Arc breaks the siege of Orléans. The Dauphin is crowned King of
France at Reims.
1430: Joan is captured by the Burgundians and later sold to the English.
1430: Joan of Arc tried and executed.
1435: Burgundy switches sides, signing the Treaty of Arras.
1449: The French recapture Rouen.
1450: An English attempt to relieve Caen is defeated at the Battle of Formigny. The French take Cherbourg.
1451: Bordeaux and Bayonne fall to French forces.
1453: John Talbot, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury attempts to retake Gascony, but is defeated by Jean Bureau at the Battle of Castillon.
The Battle of Castillon is generally considered the end of the Hundred Years’ War as Henry VI’s insanity and the Wars of the Roses left England in no position to wage war in France. However Calais remained an English possession until 1558 and the title of King of France was not omitted from the English royal style until 1 January 1801.
Posted by Arnold Lim 
Posted by Arnold Lim 
Posted by Arnold Lim 