The start of the Hundred Years’ War
Answers are for parents and teachers.
1
Make a table of the first battles of the Hundred Years’ War: year, place, winner.
1340 naval battle — English; 1346 Crécy — English; 1356 Poitiers — English.
2
Compare the structure of the English and French armies: write one difference.
The English had unified command, paid captains and bowmen; the French had independent knights.
3
Why did the peasants raise the Jacquerie? Write 3 sentences.
Taxes were heavy, peasants were plundered in the war and the lords did not help them.
4
Find Aquitaine, Normandy, Crécy and Poitiers on a map.
Aquitaine — south-west; Normandy — north-west; Crécy — north; Poitiers — west-centre.