The Battle of Crecy was a royal butt whipping of the French by an English army led by King Edward III. You have to credit the French knights with foolish bravery as they rode into a blizzard of arrows fired by English longbowmen. None of the frontal charges came Read more
In 1337, the Hundred Years’ War began when British King Edward III claimed the throne of France. On July 12, 1346, he invaded Normandy with an army of 4,000 knights, 5,000 men-at-arms with spears, and 7,000 archers armed with longbows. He launched a chevauchee, which was a march through Read more
It was the first significant land battle of the Hundred Years War. The war began when British King Edward III claimed the throne of France after the death of Philip IV. Edward invaded France on July 12, 1346 after the French had threatened to take back British-held lands in France. Read more