What sparked the Hundred Years War? | Medieval history series [Episode 1] 

I think I learned more history from this channel than in school.

Looking forward to the next episode with baited breath, you're a natural born storyteller sir

Your channel is pure gold, I can’t stop to watch. The times in history where so hardcore that it first makes me realize what my ancestors had to deal with and second let me realize how good my life today is.

Nicely done. I live in Aquitaine and am surrounded by the history of the 100 years war. There is a village just 5Km from my home called St Jean D'Angle (St John of the English). Fascinating period in history.

The weirdest part is not that William the Conqueror or in some parts of the world called the Bastard, won the battle of Hastings but the fact that they took over the island pretty quickly.

As an amateur historian I know all this stuff but you put it in a very straightforward way . Thank you . I will watch the rest of your videos .

Can’t wait to see this 100 years war coverage! What a huge party of English, British, and French history.

You know how to keep an audience Kevin, love your layman way of storytelling 🏹

You are an excellent history teacher. Your accent, your clothing, your knowledge- brilliant!

You’re an excellent communicator Mr. Hicks. I look forward to watching the rest of this series. Thanks very much.

Living in Portsmouth. Its really interesting to know that the french burnt the Solent down. I know theres a bit of history down here with Titchfeild abbey and Porchester Castle but i learnt something i Never knew today so thank you ❤️

Such an interesting century of the medieval era. Barbara Tuchman’s A Distant mirror the Calamitious 14th century is such a good book on it

Great stuff. This is the background that Bernard Cornwell should have told us in his Grail quest series but kind of missed out.

I wish you were my history teacher. This is great stuff. As for Sluys, I think it is pronounced the same as sluice. I could be mistaken, but that was how a Belgian priest once pronounced it for me.

Fantastic videos sir! I remember watching your older videos years ago. Most of them were recorded by spectators at the warwick castle. Glad to see you back. I missed the combination of humour and expertise. Greetings from Turkey!

Ƿes þu hal! Wow! That was over too soon. You, Sir, are an engaging teller of tales. I look forward to the next episode. Be well.

this is indeed THE History Channel

Thank you Kevin,.....

I literally couldn't find this Man's videos! I spent 1 hour looking 😂 his story telling is so great! Worth looking through my search history. Underrated for sure. The algorithm isnt kind to this channel ...

OMG I’ve learned more about historical events in the last week than I did at school……you make it a lot more interesting than teachers in schools with books KUDOS !! Keep the videos coming 👌

What an excellent storytelling!!! So interesting!!!❤

Love it! I'm supposed to be writing my dissertation on this topic and you've explained it much better than the books can! :D

Hello, since you ask how "Sluys" is pronounced, I am a Flemish, my roots being in Zelzate (a Belgian frontier town and which is close to Sluis, a Netherlands or Zeeland border town). Sluys is now written Sluis: you should pronounce the ui (or uy if you prefer) like the vowel in "bird", hurt" or "nerd". It is not entirely that sound, but it is close. It is not at all pronounced like you pronounce it (Slouizz like in "Louis"zz): a Dutch needs to read it then to understand it (LOL). Thanks by the way for the lectures, enjoy them very much. Sincerely, Dirk.

Thank you for the explanation. This was as straightforward as I imagine it can be explained.

truly patrician content

Kevin this is fantastic, really love your content

Good video. I look forward to the next episode. Thanks for posting.

You are a great story teller sir! Thank you!

Now this is History Storytelling.

This is AWESOME!!! 👍👍👍

Really interesting. You bring the histroy alive. 😃

Love your stories. So much better than making edited graphical videos.

I’d love to see you and Jason Kingsley do a joint lesson…you and your bow and Kingsley as a knight explaining how the two types of warriors fought together.

Favorite history man

Very good. But perhaps the point should be made was that France was not the France we know today, it didn't really become that until Mary I lost Calais.

Very interesting. Thank you for reminding me of the history lessons that I had at school but have sadly forgotten. You are far more interesting than Mr. Williams, my history teacher on this subject ever was. And thank you also for not having an unnecessary and distracting background music track. Please don't succumb to that, just your fine voice is enough, it's perfect.

Looking forward to more in the series as usual Kev. You do have a way with storytelling!

Thank you Kevin the bowman ! The first video I seen of yours was about a week ago about Henry the V arrow to the face ! You have a real talent for story telling (and I should know I’m Welsh 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿😂👌🏼) I cant wait for more content thank you and the team ! 😊 also do you still do shows ? Would love to visit 😊

Hello, I would recommend you the book “les rois maudits” (in english, literally, the accursed kings) from the author Maurice Druon, it’s mainly centered on the french side but it’s really interesting to read, it’s a little bit like Ken Follet’s style greetings from France

I look forward to this series you’re a great story teller

Very interesting as usual. I discovered Kevin Hicks' channel by accident (well, may be better to say by chance) and since love to watch it. May I say too that, though I'm French, I also love his so typical accent which is, in my opinion, the salt of these episodes ? Anyway, Kevin spoke here about Robert of Artois, he could make a whole episode about that fascinating guy who had a very important role in the beginning of the Hundred Years' War

Hi Kevin, thank you from Italy for your amazing videos! I don’t comment frequently on videos, but I wanted to say to you how much I appreciate your work! Have a nice day

I know I'm late to the party, but it may be worth putting the hundred years war series into a playlist for youtube. As you continue to make content they may get quite buried beneath all the other videos. Otherwise, great content. I am glad there are channels like yours around.

Great history lesson. Thanks, Kevin.

Hi Kevin. I just found your channel today. I've subscribed and now preparing myself for some binge-watching!

Great bit of history. Thanks again for doing these

Voy a comenzar a ver esta serie. gracias por los datos de los comandantes del Rey Enrique V. saludos

Amazing :)

Great stuff! Side note: This video is second to last on the Hundred Years War Series Playlist on your channel. The playlist starts on episode 2.

Touchy lot. Nothing like a close family to keep you busy in life. What if ? That was a good one.

Love the history hour great country England and like hearing the story’s about the battles thank you English history is the best

Very riveting! You can certainly tell a story! Liked and subscribed!!

Eleanor of Aquitane was a truly legendary Beauty. Oh, she took no guff, but she did take names. 🎉

Sir you are amazing

new sub to the channel love your stuff totally addicted love the history keep up the great work mate take care

Nice video, you explain history clear and dinamic

Just found your channel. Wanting to learn more about this fascinating war. They don’t teach us about it here in the USA.

Love a good story. Thankyou.

The French King demanded Edward to give him Robert but as Robert was in England not Gascony his demand had no right so Edward refused. Philip used his refusal as an excuse to revoke Gascony so Edward was like “Fine I’ll just become King of France then”

Pretty good.

Ever wonder why most staircases in medieval castles were built to be extremely narrow and spiraling in a clockwise direction? Since medieval castles were built mainly as fortifications, staircases were designed to make it extremely difficult for enemy combatants to fight their way up. Since most soldiers were right-handed, they would need to round each curve of the inner wall before attempting to strike, inevitably exposing themselves in the process. The clockwise spiral staircase also allowed the defenders to use the inner wall as a partial shield and easily allow them to swing their weapon without being hindered by the curvature of the outer wall. The stairs were also intentionally poorly lit and built to be uneven, making it even more difficult for the attackers to gain any sort of balance or momentum during their fight up to capture the castle.

When I first saw this video, I misread and thought it asked: "What *spanked* the Hundred Years War?" I cannot lie, I clicked because I was curious..

An ancestry tree of James Madison goes back to Eleanor of Aquitaine (sp?). Also includes her rival Rosamond Clifford.

Will you do a piece abbot the Cheshire Archers please Kevin as I see you are waring their colours and Richards white hart badge.

I recently discovered your channel while laid up. Awesome job from a Canuck who wishes she was a Brit

You are a masterclass storyteller. Do you have a background in public speaking?

Good stuff!

The line of England’s warrior Kings💪

You ever think of doing other wars that sadly don't get enough attention like the French Wars of Religion (1562-1598) which was the war that had the highest casualties for the France? Or wars such as the thirty Years War (1618-1648)? Or are these time periods you may not find interest?

I wish you had been my history teacher! Lol

Wow!! I've been learning so much about history since I was 8 and I'm 56 now and I never knew Isabella was the sister of Charles IV of France. I never never knew that!! I totally forgot about her brother being King because she was frustrated with her husband because Edward the second was a nightmare to be married to and he always hung around these guy friends of his.. he and Isabella did manage to have one heir which was Edward. THEN ISABELLA HAD IT WITH EDWARD II AND THERE WERE RUMORS HE WAS GAY AND SHE LEFT AND WENT TO FRANCE. Her brother, now I remember as Charles IV wanted to have a talk with Edward II... Ha😂 I can't believe that I forgot about this.. it's just that I never knew this had anything to do with the 100 years before!! Anyway Edward II refused to go to France and I think he was probably scared he would be killed so he sent Young Prince Edward instead...😂😂 Prince Edward grew up to be king Edward the third and here he was sent to France as a child & Isabella would never send him back to England. Isabella and this guy named Mortimer fell in love. When Henry was a teenager they went back to England with an army & undefeated Edward II and until Edward III could be old enough to be on the throne, they were essentially regents or council for him.... Oh boy when Edward reached age to rule, he was furious with his mother because of the fact that they had essentially murdered his father but there was a long story behind that and it wasn't that Isabella herself did it but a lot of the nobles in England did it because the nobles were furious with Edward II and his relationships with these two men.. Anyway Edward was mad and he sent his mom away and I think he imprisoned Rodger Mortimer and... I think that was his first name.. but anyway I just was not thinking about this being a problem and leading up to the hundred years War at all. But obviously Edward III would have been more closely related because siblings are much closer than cousins..

I think you are even more fascinated with Eleanor than I am. She was quite the pistol, right? She.. I always had the sense that Eleanor was far smarter than Henry. Henry, to me was the oafish young Arthur to Helen Mirren's Morgause. I am surprised no one has tried to tell Eleanor's story cinematically.

04:56 Philippe de Valois was but the cousin of the late king. But he was French.

You might have to rewind to 4:13 from the 500 mark a few times to understand this problem.

Blimey Hundred Years War?Not bloomin’ long enough!

What is that kit you are wearing

one thing that always stumbles me is, when did the kings of england become knowing as english, apparently its only takes 2/3 gens to be classed as that country nationality.

I wonder how different history could have been Had Edward III become King of England and France

Gosh hold on🤯does that mean all English are really actually French now😳that could explain a lot😝

Oh,, I lost it in 4:20 .. why edid war actually started??? OK.. lets do it again from beginning 🙂 thnx... for nice history piece 🙂

I'm related decently close to the Eleanor of aqutene And my family used to hold the lands as lords of Bedfordshire. Do we have any importance in the hundred years War!?

Why is a video for this missing ???

Is that the white hart badge of Richard II you are wearing?

What really sparked the Hundred years wars could be undefinitely discussed... However, though I'm French (and staunch monarchist, there is still some here), I must admit that the claims of Edward III were perfectly legitimate. And it's easy to understand why : his mother was no less than Isabelle of France, daughter of king Philippe IV Le Bel. Philippe had three sons, Louis, Philippe and Charles, who successivly became kings after the death of their father, but didn't have any male heir who survive long enough. When the last of these sons, Charles IV died, the choice for France was between Edward, grandson of king Philippe IV, or Philippe de Valois, nephew of Philippe IV (his father Charles was a younger brother of Philippe Le Bel) and by the same way cousin of Edward. But, as Kevin said, it was unthinkable for France to give the throne to an English king, no matter he was the closest and most legitimate heir. What solution France found ? The court's jurists exhumed an article from the so-called "Salic Law" dating from the 4-6th century and edicted by the Merovingian dynasty, that everybody had forgotten for nearly a thousand years, and which excluded women to the succession to the throne... Whether they were right or not is another problem !

This is so cool..read so much about 100 yrs war…..what France was like..English was like…Eleanor was the so called, to me , powerful woman..dare I say feminist…ha…I have read Desmond Steward books..France and England always together in some way or not…so much history together..

Sluijs is pronounced something like Sleuuys

I'm now going to string my 89lb Yew bow, noch a livry arrow and watch this again.

When talking about history, you have to state dates !

So why does a nephew have a better claim than a cousin?

The HYW started when the French decided to conquer England. Philip VI remarked to some English ambassadors that the two countries would never be at peace until they were ruled by the same man - and he didn't mean Edward III. Nor was this just idle speculation, as the French began a series of aggressive moves against Gascony, while arming and funding the Scots to attack England and planning to send a large army to Scotland to take part in a joint invasion. Eventually the English got fed up with this underhand behaviour and decided to do the honourable thing and issue a formal declaration of war. Obviously, once you're at war you devise some war aims of your own, to compensate for the losses you suffer as a result of enemy aggression - like the French in WWI who, when attacked by Germany, aimed to reoccupy Alsace-Lorraine - so Edward III revived his claim to the French throne. However, it is intellectually dishonest to see that as the root of the war: it was a result of the war breaking out and was thus an effect, not a cause. Once the war became official - instead of the rather Nazi-like tactics the French had been using - then the Scots were put on the back-burner and used merely as a distraction while the French prepared an invasion of Southern England. However, Edward III seized the strategic initiative in Flanders, and the French were forced to respond. This, combined with the destruction of the French fleet at Sluys thwarted the planned invasion, though the French revived the scheme on several occasions - in the 1380's and again in the early 1400's - but these also failed. This is why the French actually lost the HYW; trying to claim otherwise involves ignoring everything that happened prior to Edward III claiming the throne. When the French began plotting, they assumed that all the fighting would take place in England, and were totally wrong - just as when they declared war on Prussia in 1870 they imagined that the fighting would occur in Germany and proved to be equally wrong.

Edward the 3rd is my favorite king.

Philippe IV, the Iron King, not Charles IV, gave his daughter Isabelle to Edouard II to marry and prroduce heirs, among them Edouard III.

Only 100 years . not that uncommen in those days . the war for succesion of the counts of holland was over 140 years .that war started as the count willem IV of holland was killed in a battle with the frisians. but he was also brother in law of king edward III and allied him self during that conflict . With willem IV dying in 1345 and that starting the hook and cod war for succesion quite the few wars and skirmishes that lasted a verry long time.

ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-2FA3EhlO9XE.html the Dutch pron. think it means roughly "sluice". "ecluse" in French. i guess it refers to the water channel or strait?

Wasn't it called the Lifetime war? Because ot was basically a lifetime to everyone back then?

Are we sure, absolutely sure that he isn't some immortal soldier who isn't retelling history, and is instead talking about battles he took part in?

👍🏻

william the conqueror of normandy? did you really say went into scotland, ireland, and wales after defeating england?

Not boring at all…

French, ever have the feeling you were born in the wrong time.