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