>>213467407
England was far more centralised than France was due to the Norman conquests whilst France was a complete clusterfuck with the king only having real control over Île-de-France
Also England was able to easily exploit divisions within France especially after their stunning victories at Crécy and Poitiers
Thank god for Jeanne d'Arc, without her the most beautiful and amazing country in the world might never have been
She gave the world the example of the greatest patriot of all time as well as the greatest woman of all time
The greatest man of all time was obvious Napoleon
Vive la France!
>>213467536
Yeah one problem was that the French knights were all obsessed with chivalry and the chivalry that they were exposed to at the time said that a true knight only had two options when defeated, either to fight to the death or to allow themselves to be captured, retreating was out of the question
The problem was that the armies they were facing were increasingly fielding commoners and so they'd be slaughtered to death, unwilling to surrender to those that they saw as beneath them
Even if they could easily retreat many refused to