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