The Hundred Years' War Trivia Questions

Joan of Arc, a peasant girl, led French forces to several victories before her capture and martyrdom in 1431.

The Battle of Agincourt (1415) was a major English victory where longbowmen defeated heavily armored French knights.

The war lasted 116 years and had long truces, such as the 28-year truce after 1389. Not a continuous century.

Though English monarchs claimed the French throne and Henry VI was even crowned King of France, they never permanently secured it. The war ended with France's victory and the English expelled from all French territory except Calais.

Though naval battles occurred (e.g., Sluys), the war was mostly fought on land in France with sieges and pitched battles.

The Battle of Castillon was the final engagement, using cannon effectively, leading to French control of Aquitaine.

The conflict spanned 116 years, not exactly 100, due to periods of truce and intermittent fighting.

The term "Hundred Years' War" was coined by historians in the 19th century to describe the series of conflicts.