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The Significance of the Hundred Years’ War Outline Influence on France and Britain on the whole. The war’s effect to France and its people. The war’s effect to Britain and its people. The war’s influence on the weapons, war system. Influence on national emotion It was a disaster for the people.Both of their economy was deeply damaged,so the people in the twocountries lived in dire poverty. the war had an enormous impact on the later development of the two countries.It can be said both of the two countries became the centralized countries because of the need of the Hundred Years’ War, which was beneficial for their future development. From 1380 to 1415, France was in prolonged instability and its industry and commerce declined seriously. The war stimulated nationalistic sentiment. It devastated France as a land, but it awakened French nationalism. The Hundred Years War accelerated the process of transforming France from a feudal monarchy to a centralized state. It sped up the decline of feudalism and established an absolute monarchy in England It had a huge influence on the growth of sprout of the capitalist productive relationship of Britain. It advanced the development of Britain’s economy. It helped English language to be reestablished as the official language . It promoted the formation of British nation-state. Hauberk (锁子甲） in Europe had more than one thousand years history. Early in the war, it was still the best protective equipment .But later ， plate armor（板甲） greatly enhance protection. The new equipment, in fact, the most significant value that was mainly for shooting. So even a large scale application of British longbow, it doesnt work. Gunpowder and cannon played significant roles as early as 1375. The last battle of the war, was the first battle in European history in which artillery was the deciding factor. National emotion The war wake up the peoples nation