The Hundred Years War took place between which years?

The Hundred Years War took place between which years?

• A. 1066-1070
• B. 1618-1648
• C. 1492-1493
• D. 1337-1453

Answer: (D)

The long conflict between England and France over claims to the French throne and territories began in 1337, when Edward III asserted his claim to the French crown, and it effectively ended in 1453 with a French victory at Castillon that left England with almost no continental holdings. That 1337–1453 span captures the major arc of the war, including its early English successes, periods of truce and renewed fighting, and the final French reconquest of most lands in France. The other date ranges don’t fit this conflict: 1066–1070 aligns with the Norman Conquest and its aftermath, 1618–1648 is the Thirty Years’ War, and 1492–1493 surrounds late 15th-century events like the Reconquista and early Atlantic exploration, not the Hundred Years’ War.

The long conflict between England and France over claims to the French throne and territories began in 1337, when Edward III asserted his claim to the French crown, and it effectively ended in 1453 with a French victory at Castillon that left England with almost no continental holdings. That 1337–1453 span captures the major arc of the war, including its early English successes, periods of truce and renewed fighting, and the final French reconquest of most lands in France. The other date ranges don’t fit this conflict: 1066–1070 aligns with the Norman Conquest and its aftermath, 1618–1648 is the Thirty Years’ War, and 1492–1493 surrounds late 15th-century events like the Reconquista and early Atlantic exploration, not the Hundred Years’ War.