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 Interesting Questions, Facts, and Information
 Hundred Years' War
| What military innovation gave the English a decisive advantage during the first half of the Hundred Years' War? | 100 Years War
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Longbows. There are many famous examples of the English forces using their longbows with great effect against the heavily encumbered French knights. A longbow could shoot an arrow through a thick oak door from a great distance. The Battle of Agincourt (1415) is perhaps the most famous example of the deadly effect of the English longbows.
| Joan of Arc played quite an important role during the second half of the Hundred Years' War. Her actions have been credited with reviving French morale. In 1429 she accompanied which future monarch to Rheims to be crowned? | 100 Years War
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| Which military innovation helped secure final victory for the French during the last part of the Hundred Years' War? | 100 Years War
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Cannon and Handguns. Jean Bureau, master gunner to King Charles VII, revolutionized the use of cannon and handguns. Also, an improvement in gunpowder meant that it no longer had to be manufactured in the field, as well as increasing the velocity of the shot. After 1429, French cannon were proving themselves superior to English bows.
116. The Hundred Years' War started in 1337 and ended in 1453, thus it spanned 116 years.
| The English Army had gained much experience on the battlefield due to which recent war that they fought? | Hundred Years' War
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The Scottish Wars. During the reigns of Edward I Longshanks and Edward II, the English Army engaged in constant warfare against the Scots in an attempt to conquer the whole island of Britain.
Herce. The Herce formation was the typical battle formation used. This was a formation where two triangular blocks of archers stood on either side of dismounted men-at-arms creating a funnel which was difficult to break down.
| The trained English longbowman could loose a maximum of how many arrows in a minute? | Hundred Years' War
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12. The English archers were highly skilled and could loose up to 12 arrows in a minute with great accuracy.
| The English army suffered greatly from what disease during the Battle of Agincourt? | Hundred Years' War
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Dysentery. Dysentery was so common among the English that many of the archers during the battle fought naked from the waist down!
It was a naval battle. The Battle of Sluys was a naval battle in the 'pre-bombardment' period, thus ships full of soldiers would try to board other ships and attempt to kill or capture all on board.
None, she carried nothing but a banner. Though she had a sword, Jeanne d'Arc would carry nothing but a banner into battle.
Henry V. The modern French name of the place is Azincourt.
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