Long-Term Consequences for England Flashcards

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What long-term effect did the war with France have on the power of Parliament in England?

Kings needed Parliament to approve new taxes to pay for war. Over time this gave Parliament more say in running England.

England lost almost all its lands in France by 1453. After this, English kings focused more on ruling England itself.

Rulers and nobles began to use English instead of French in speech and writing. This helped make English the main language in England.

The long war set the English against the French again and again. This created a strong feeling of being English that lasted after the war.

The war relied more on paid soldiers and archers than on feudal knights. This slowly weakened the old feudal system.

Victories such as Crécy and Agincourt showed the value of trained longbowmen. England kept using skilled common soldiers, not just armoured knights.

The war was very costly and led to high taxes over many years. This caused hardship and anger for many ordinary people.

New taxes to fund the war, like the poll tax, upset many villagers. Their anger over these war taxes helped spark the Peasants’ Revolt of 1381.

After losing most French lands, England had to look elsewhere for power and wealth. This helped later rulers build an overseas empire.

Many nobles stopped seeing themselves as part-French landowners. They began to think of themselves mainly as English nobles.

Kings had to organise taxes, supplies and soldiers for a long time. This helped create a more central and better organised government.

Years of fighting made many English people see the French as natural enemies. This feeling of rivalry and suspicion carried on for centuries.