On The Military Causes Of The Decline Of England Chivalry In The Hundred Years War

England chivalry was one of the major military systems in the Middle Ages.It belonged to the category of the vassal system,which,together with manor system and serfdom,formed the basis of the feudal society in England.The system almost ran through the whole feudal society,so its establishment,development and decline had a great impact on the feudal society in England.The capitalist relations of production sprouted and developed rapidly due to the prosperity of industry and commerce in the late Middle Ages,which caused the changes in the social structure of England: the rise of the gentry and urban citizen class;At the same time,the power of the feudal aristocracy was constantly weakened in the process of the formation of the nation state,and the royal power was strengthened,which led to the decline of the England chivalry.The decisive factor for the final withdrawal of England chivalry is the decline of its military function.The development of new military service,the impact of military technology and the innovation of strategy and tactics are the military reasons for the decline of England chivalry in the Hundred Years War between Britain and France.In the Hundred Years’ War,the decline of England chivalry led to a series of changes,the development of the England nation-state was conceived,and the England modernization began.The main research object of this paper is the military reasons and significance of the decline of England chivalry in the Hundred Years’ War.The research object is also used to guide and prove the England chivalry before the war.The main content includes introduction,text and conclusion.The introduction briefly summarizes the reasons for the topic selection of England chivalry,and then explains the relevant concepts,research status,research methods and research significance of England chivalry respectively.The main body of the article explains the military reasons for the decline of England chivalry during the Hundred Years’ War,which mainly includes the following three aspects:The first chapter discusses the general situation of England knighthood before the war,including the establishment of England knighthood and the rise of England knighthood.The main idea is that after the Norman Conquest of 1066,England chivalry was established with the feudal system.Because the feudal system in England at that time was different from other countries in continental Europe at the same time,the chivalry was different.The knights were not only directly loyal to the king,but also the gentry appeared.At the same time,because of the nature of the feudal society and the medieval social hierarchy theory,the knights’ powerful fighting force and the characteristics of the Western European wars in the early Middle Ages,the England knights in the early Middle Ages took the leading position on the battlefield.The second chapter focuses on the main research object of this paper--the military reasons of the decline of England chivalry during the war.This chapter is divided into three sections,respectively on the development of the new military service system,the impact of military technology,strategic and tactical innovation and other aspects of the elaboration,showing that the development of the new military service system,the impact of military technology and the innovation of strategic and tactical is the military cause of the decline of the England knighthood in the hundred years’ war between Britain and France.The third chapter discusses the significance of the decline of England chivalry.The decline of England chivalry in the Middle Ages was mainly reflected in the gradual transformation of some England military nobles into gentry and the expansion of gentry class.In the end,Henry VII promulgated the "Act of Abandoning the Courtier" in June 1504,which marked the end of the England knight’s military service.At this point,England chivalry from the feudal society of the main military system into an honorary title.At the same time,after the decline of chivalry,the process of Britain’s modernization began.The conclusion part is a brief summary of the whole article.It points out that the military reasons for the decline of England chivalry in the Hundred Years’ War are the development of new military service system,the impact of military technology and the innovation of strategy and tactics.