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