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Hundred Years' War From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigation Jump to search Hundred Years' War Clockwise, from top left: The Battle of La Rochelle , The Battle of Agincourt , The Battle of Patay , Joan of Arc at the Siege of Orléans Date 24 May 1337 – 19 October 1453 [h] (116 years, 4 months, 3 weeks and 4 days) Location France , the Low Countries , Great Britain , Iberian peninsula Result French victory House of Valois retains the French throne; English and French monarchies remain separate Strengthening of the French monarchy House of Plantagenet is weakened, leading to the Wars of the Roses English claims to the French throne de facto abandoned Rise of nationalistic identities in England and France Decline of chivalry Decline of feudalism Territorial changes England permanently loses almost all of its continental possessions England retains the Channel Islands and gains the Pale of Calais Bel...
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Golden Horde

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Golden Horde From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigation Jump to search This article is about the Mongol khanate established in the 13th century. For other uses, see Golden Horde (disambiguation) . Golden Horde Ulus of Jochi [a] Зүчийн улс Nomadic empire Division of the Mongol Empire (until 1313/68) 1240s–1502 Flag of the Golden Horde, as shown in the Catalan Atlas (other sources illustrate that the Golden Horde was known for the yellow color of the khan's flag and trappings [2] ). Capital Sarai Batu Languages Mongolian [b] [1] Turkic ( Kipchak ) [c] [1] Religion Tengrism Shamanism Orthodox Christianity Tibetan Buddhism (1240s–1313) Islam (1313–1502) Government Semi- elective monarchy , later hereditary monarchy Khan  •  1226–1280 Orda Khan ( White Horde )  •  1242–1255 Batu Khan ( Blue Horde )  •  1379–1395 Tok...
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