The Battle of Crécy in 1346 marked a turning point in medieval warfare and England’s rise as a military force. Heavily outnumbered, the English leveraged disciplined tactics, strong defensive ...

The battle was a disaster for the French ... Initially this was confined to England where the victories of Crecy, Poitiers and Agincourt were celebrated. Later, the sense of Englishness helped ...

However, he installed the dragon standard at Westminster Abbey, and it was used by his son Edward I, and later still by Edward III at the battle of Crécy (1346), in which Welsh archers dressed in ...

However, he installed the dragon standard at Westminster Abbey, and it was used by his son Edward I, and later still by Edward III at the battle of Crécy (1346), in which Welsh archers dressed in ...