I. Answer the following questions:

1. Can you point out the years of Hundred Years’ War?

2. What were the main causes of the outbreak of the war?

3. What date is considered to be the beginning of Hundred Years’ War?

4. When was a three-year truce between England and France signed?

5. Who was nicknamed as Black Prince?

6. What was the outcome of the first period of war?

7. Who renewed the war?

8. When did the actual fighting of the first period of the war end?

9. Was a truce signed then?

10. Did Henry V invade France in 1415 successfully?

11. How did Charles VI’s son, the dauphin, act after being declared illegitimate?

12. When did the turning point of the whole Hundred Years’ War come?

13. When did the military action cease?

14. Was any treaty signed to end the war?

15. What were the results of the Hundred Years’ War?

II. Complete the following sentences:

1. Edward III feared that the French monarch would…

2. Edward’s enmity toward Philip was intensified because…

3. The first victory over the French was won at…

4. The second victory was won by…

5. The English war effort was weakened by…

6. In 1415 the French were decisively defeated at…

7. Henry V conquered all of France north of…

8. Charles VI declared his son…

9. In 1422 both Henry V and Charles VI…

10. After Charles VI’s death the English claimed the French throne for…

11. Charles VII was generally acknowledged as…, and Henry VI – … .

III. Match the beginning of each sentence in the left-hand column with the endings in the right-hand column. Combine the sentences so that they make sense.

The successive kings of England, beginning with William I (the Conqueror)…	king of France and invaded France from the north.
Using Bordeaux as a base, the English…	invading France in 1415.
From 1436 to 1449…	recognized Henry V as his heir.
Edward III of England, a Plantagenet, claimed that…	making a separate peace with the Burgundians.
In 1338 Edward III declared himself…	he was the legal heir to the French throne.
Henry V began a new period of the war by…	the rivalry between England and France for the trade of Flanders.
Charles VII made his position as king of France stronger by…	no military action occurred.
An economic cause of the Hundred Years' War was…	was succeeded by his grandson, Richard II, who was a child.
In 1420 Charles VI…	raided and plundered most of southern France.
In 1377 Edward III died and…	controlled large areas of France and were a threat to the French monarchy.

IV. Choose the correct variant.

1. During the 12^th and 13^th centuries the kings of France attempted…

1. to invade Britain;

2. to reimpose their authority over those territories;

3. to surrender.

2. For many years … controlled the English Channel.

1. the English;

2. the French;

3. the Spanish.

3. In 1347 Edward took the city of … after a siege.

1. Agincourt;

2. Calais;

3. Orleans.

4. The terms of the treaty ‘Peace of Bretigny’ were generally favourable to…

1. France;

2. England;

3. Charles VII.

5. In 1372 the Castilians destroyed an English fleet in …

1. the Bay of Bengal;

2. the Bay of Naples;

3. the Bay of Biscay.

6. In 1376 England lost its best military leader… nicknamed Black Prince.

1. Henry;

2. Charles;

3. Edward.

7. The truce after the first phases of the war was intended to last…

1. 20 years;

2. 30 years;

3. 40 years.

8. On the death of his father the dauphin proclaimed himself king of France, …

1. Charles V;

2. Charles VI;

3. Charles VII.

9. In 1428 the English sieged the last important stronghold of the French…

1. the city of Bretigny;

2. the city of Reims;

3. the city of Orleans.

10. Charles VII took Paris from the English in …

1. 1435;

2. 1436;

3. 1437.

V. Divide the text into parts which describe the periods of the Hundred Years’ War. Make up headings to each part.

VI. Write down the names of the all the kings of both countries in chronological order and determine their roles in the Hundred Years’ War.