Answer the following assignment prompt. An excellent response will take the equivalent of about 1 page in a normal Word document. You will want to provide solid historical evidence behind your writing. Note, each could become a full essay (2-5 pages); DO NOT WRITE THAT ESSAY. You must use good critical thinking skills to provide the salient information that will answer the prompt correctly, but succinctly.
If there really is a “Dark Ages,” then the 1300s would be that century. The end of the previous century had seen Europe under the threat of invasion by the Mongols. Later, a medical epidemic will combine with a spiritual malaise to bring Europe to an all-time low emotionally. And through the bulk of the century, into middle 1400s, the Hundred Years War would rage across old Gaul as two emerging kingdoms, really two extended families of power, contested for control. Late in the midst of that struggle, in 1415, Henry V would lead his English forces to victory at the Battle of Agincourt on Saint Crispin’s Day. Shakespeare immortalized it in 1599 with his play named after the King; take a listen
Assignment Prompt
Explain why the Hundred Years War happened—(hint, the background will take you back to William the Conquerer, and if there are any Braveheart movie fans, you should know some of these characters). Further, analyze the outcome for England, France and Europe.
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