Naval Historywith Dr. Alex

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Did the Hundred Years War contain years of peace?

Formal treaties interrupted royal war, but killings and conflicts among vassals continued while campaigns shifted between theatres.

Feudal WarfareHundred Years WarMedieval DiplomacyPeace Treaties
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Question

How many years of the Hundred Years War actually passed without fighting?

Short answer

There were formal peace intervals, but violence and warfare among vassals continued, so few of them amounted to a complete stop.

Notes

A viewer asks how many years of the Hundred Years War passed without war. Several formal peace treaties took effect, but people continued to be killed during those intervals. The kings' courts might be at peace while their counts, dukes, and other vassals still fought one another. The 116-year label therefore includes nominal peaces that did not produce complete demobilization or an end to organized violence.