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The Consequences Of TheHundred Years War: Short/Long Terms
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A mind map about the consequences of the war between England and France. It shows the long terms and the short terms.
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The Consequences Of TheHundred Years War: Short/Long Terms
Impact on France and England at the time
Some areas of France (Normandy) were devastated during the fighting
Armies on both sides seized crops and animals and stole any riches they could find
On both sides a lot of ordinary men died.
The English had fewer casualites
Many English deaths were from dusentary rather than destruction from the battlefiield
If an army retreated they would brun buildings behind them so that the advancing enemy wouldn't get it
The Cost of War
The high cost of weapons was very expensive , so was food, armour and horses. War was expensive
Both the French and English had to pay higher taxes for the was frequently
By the end off the war, the English army lost wealthy French Regions like Normandy and Aquitaine.
Some Englishmen got very rich from the stolen goods taken from France
The Military Impact
The war changed how battles were fought
Before the Hundred Years War, the knights were on horseback , which made the fighting powerful
However, it was the archers, firing a lot of arrows which led the great victory in Crécy, Poitiers and Agincourt
Soon the ordinary foot soldiers were the key element than the calvary men
The Birth of English Identity
The Hundred Years war caused the two countries to forge their own identities
England and France have been connected since the days when William, Duke of Normandy, defeated Harold
England stopped using French as its official language.
It was seen as "enemy language"
The common language, English, began to develop. Kings started using the language
They called themselves as 'English'
A much more unified country developed against the French
The Scots and everyone else; Crécy, Agincourt and other major battles gave English the sense of pride and unique identity.
English lost territories in France
England became less involved in relations with the rest of Europe
England's outlook and aims were focused on lands out of Europe
French Unity
France had long been a collection of seperate territories
A great number of the powerful, important French nobles who controlled the areas were killed
As a result, the king of France emerged more powerful
The high cost of paying for the war led the French to set up a better system of taxing the whole country
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