Hundred Years' War quiz

How much do you know about the Hundred Years' War? Test your knowledge with this quiz!
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1. How many kings of England were there during the Hundred Year's War?
5
4
2
7
2. How many kings of France were there during the Hundred Years' War?
8
3
5
4
3. How long did the war last?
100 years
116 years
98 years
140 years
4. What year did the Hundred Years' War begin?
1353
1337
1400
1221
5. England held lands in France since 1066, by the begining of the war what was the last remaining English land in France?
Calais
Normandy
Gascony
Burgundy
6. Who was the first King of England during the war?
Henry V
Edward II
Richard II
Edward III
7. What famous battle did the above King beat the French at in his invasion of France?
Crecys
Agincourt
Poitiers
Sluys
8. What was the name of the Black Prince?
Edward
Richard
Charles
Henry
9. When did the Black Death begin in Europe?
1355
1348
1365
1340
10. What was a Chauvauchée?
French wine
Raid on horseback
Type of battle
Type of bread
11. What French King was captured in the Battle of Poitiers?
John II
Charles V
Philip IV
Charles VI
12. What French King was known as 'the Mad'
Phillip IV
Charles V
John II
Charles VI
13. In what year did Henry V become King?
1400
1413
1399
1409
14. What was the famous battle in which Henry V slaughtered the French knights stuck in a muddy field, largely credited to the longbowmen of the English.
Agincourt
Calais
Baugé
Vernueil
15. Who led the French at the siege of Orleans
Charles VI
du Guesclin
Joan of Arc
The Dauphin
16. Who burned the above at the stake in 1431?
The French
The Burgundians
The English
The Flemish
17. In what year did the war end?
1453
1472
1500
1445
18. Who won the war?
France
England
Burgundy
None of the above
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Level 87
Jun 13, 2021
Great quiz
+1
Level 66
May 29, 2023
I needed a lot more time to think through this....

I believe the battle at Sluys was before Crecys? It has been

described by Dan Jones in his book The Plantagenets as "one of the greatest early naval victories in English history."

This was in 1340.

Great quiz, just needs more time!