Hundred Years' War Timeline

The Hundred Years' War between England and France.

An English fleet of Edward III of England destroys or captures a French fleet at Sluys.

An army led by the Earl of Derby recaptures Gascony for the English Crown.

Edward III of England invades Normandy.

Edward III of England and his son Edward the Black Prince win a great battle against Philip VI of France at Crécy in France.

David II of Scotland, ally of Philip VI of France, invades northern England.

An English army defeats the Scots at the Battle of Neville’s Cross near Durham and captures David II of Scotland.

Edward III of England and his son Edward the Black Prince capture the Fench city of Calais after a long siege.

Edward the Black Prince leads a successful defence of Calais against a French attack.

Edward the Black Prince wins a great victory at the Battle of Poitiers against the French. John II of France is captured.

Edward III of England and Edward the Black Prince march on Rheims but the French city holds out.

The Treaty of Brétigny between England and France recognises Edward III of England's claims to French lands as he renounces his claim to the French throne.

Edward the Black Prince is made the Prince of Aquitaine by his father Edward III of England.

Edward the Black Prince famously wins the Battle of Najera in Castile.

Edward the Black Prince retakes Limoges from the French and executes 3,000 innocents.

Charles V of France recaptures most of the territory previously gained by Edward III of England leaving the English only Gascony and Calais.

Richard II of England marries Isabella of France, the daughter of Charles VI of France, thus sealing a three-decade peace between the two countries.

Henry V of England captures the Fench port of Harfleur.

Battle of Agincourt in France between English and French armies. The former, led by Henry V of England, were victorious.

Henry V of England conquers Normandy.

Henry V of England captures Rouen.

Treaty of Troyes between England and France which nominates Henry V of England as the successor to Charles VI of France.

Henry V of England marries Catherine of Valois, daughter of Charles VI of France in Troyes Cathedral.

An English army loses to a French army at the Battle of Baugé.

Henry V of England captures the French stronghold of Meaux.

Joan of Arc lifts the Siege of Orleans; a major victory for the French in the Hundred Years' War.

Coronation of Charles VII of France in Rheims.

Coronation of Henry VI of England as king of France (Henry II) in Notre-dame de Paris.

Sir Henry Talbot orchestrates the successful defence of English-held Paris.

The English lose the support of the Burgundians during the Hundred Years' War.

The English lose control of Paris during the Hundred Years' War.

There is a five-year truce between England and France during the Hundred Years' War.

England loses control of Maine during the Hundred Years' War.

Henry VI of England marries Margaret of Anjou, niece of Charles VII of France.

England loses control of Normandy during the Hundred Years' War.

England loses control of Gascony during the Hundred Years' War.

The English are defeated by the French at the Battle of Castillon, the last battle of the Hundred Years' War.