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The Crusades and the Hundred Years War

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The wars of the Middle Ages were not only fought in Britain. English kings and their knights also fought far from home. Many knights joined the Crusades, the wars in which European Christians fought to win control of the Holy Land in the Middle East.

Closer to home, England fought a very long conflict with France known as the Hundred Years War. The name is a little misleading, as the fighting actually went on for 116 years. One of the most celebrated episodes was the Battle of Agincourt in 1415. There the English king Henry V led an army that was heavily outnumbered, yet still won a famous victory over the French.

In the end, though, England could not hold its lands across the Channel. The English finally left France in the 1450s, bringing the long war to a close. For the test, connect the Crusades with the Holy Land, the Hundred Years War with France, and Agincourt in 1415 with Henry V.

Memory tip: Crusades = fighting for the Holy Land; Hundred Years War vs France; Agincourt 1415.

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In the Crusades, European Christians fought for control of what?

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  1. 1. In the Crusades, European Christians fought for control of what?

    • The Danelaw
    • The Holy Land
    • France
    • Scotland

    Correct answer: The Holy Land

    In the Crusades, European Christians fought for control of the Holy Land.

  2. 2. The Hundred Years War was a long war between England and which country?

    • Ireland
    • Scotland
    • Spain
    • France

    Correct answer: France

    The Hundred Years War was fought between England and France.

  3. 3. At which 1415 battle did Henry V's outnumbered English army defeat the French?

    • Bannockburn
    • Hastings
    • Bosworth Field
    • Agincourt

    Correct answer: Agincourt

    The Battle of Agincourt in 1415 was a famous English victory under Henry V.

  4. 4. Which English king led his army to victory at the Battle of Agincourt in 1415?

    • Henry VII
    • Edward I
    • Henry V
    • Richard III

    Correct answer: Henry V

    King Henry V led the English to victory at Agincourt in 1415.

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