79. Q. How did the attempt of Edward II. to complete the conquest of
Scotland result? A. He was overwhelmingly defeated at the battle of
Bannockburn, and abandoned the enterprise.
80. Q. By what right did Edward III., the successor of Edward II., make
claim to the French crown? A. The right of his mother, a sister to the
deceased king of France, there being no surviving male descendant in the
direct line.
81. Q. Of what was this the beginning? A. The Hundred Years’ War between
England and France.
82. Q. In what battle did Edward gain a decisive victory over the French?
A. The battle of Cressy.
83. Q. What son of the king greatly distinguished himself in this battle?
A. His oldest son, a youth of sixteen, known as the Black Prince.
84. Q. With what did King Edward follow up this victory? A. The siege and
capture of Calais.
85. Q. In what other battle did the French suffer a memorable defeat at
the hands of the English during the reign of Edward III.? A. The battle
of Poitiers.
86. Q. Who were taken prisoners by the Black Prince at this battle? A.
The French king John and his son.
87. Q. Who succeeded Edward III. on the throne? A. His grandson, Richard
II.
88. Q. What rising of the people took place in the early part of his
reign? A. The peasant revolt.