Beginning of Hundred Years' War between England and France
  • 1. When did the Hundred Years' War between England and France begin?
A) 1420
B) 1366
C) 1299
D) 1337
  • 2. Which English king started the Hundred Years' War by claiming the French throne?
A) Henry V
B) Henry VIII
C) Edward III
D) Richard II
  • 3. Where did the first major battle of the war, the Battle of Sluys, take place?
A) River Thames
B) English Channel
C) Atlantic Ocean
D) Baltic Sea
  • 4. Who was the French king at the start of the Hundred Years' War?
A) Louis XI
B) Francis I
C) Philip VI
D) Charles V
  • 5. Which English heroine played a key role in the later stages of the Hundred Years' War?
A) Catherine of Aragon
B) Joan of Arc
C) Elizabeth I
D) Mary, Queen of Scots
  • 6. What treaty marked the official end of the Hundred Years' War?
A) Treaty of Paris
B) Treaty of Troyes
C) Treaty of Bretigny
D) Treaty of Picquigny
  • 7. Which English king made significant gains in the war during the Battle of Agincourt?
A) James IV
B) Richard III
C) Edward IV
D) Henry V
  • 8. Which French city fell to the English early in the war, leading to the Treaty of Brétigny?
A) Lyon
B) Bordeaux
C) Calais
D) Paris
  • 9. Who succeeded Edward III as King of England during the Hundred Years' War?
A) Edward IV
B) Henry VI
C) Henry IV
D) Richard II
  • 10. Which side suffered a severe defeat during the Battle of Patay in 1429?
A) Scots
B) French
C) Burgundian
D) English
  • 11. Which English king was taken prisoner during the Battle of Poitiers in 1356?
A) John II
B) Edward II
C) Henry V
D) Henry IV
  • 12. What event in 1415 led to further English conquests in France during the war?
A) Battle of Castillon
B) Battle of Agincourt
C) Battle of Formigny
D) Battle of Crécy
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