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• Hundred Years War
• England and France
• 1337-1453
• King Philip VI confiscated Edward III's land in France
• Edward III questioned Philip VI's right to be king
• Leading up to the Hundred Years War...
• Different people were making claims on land
• King John in 1204 signed away English rights to land in Normandy and France
• Henry III signed the Treaty of Paris in 1259 saying that there was no British right to Normandy
• The English still maintained that they had rights to: Gascony
• Gascony was fought over by English dukes and the French
• At the same time, they were fighting the Scots, so they couldn't concentrate their efforts on Gascony
• France was the ally of the Scots
• Edward has himself named the king of France
• Edward sees that many of the French princes are dissatisfied with French politics, so he lures them into his court
• Among these were the Flemings and the Montforts
• There were raids between England and France
• The English were moving down into France
• French morale was low
• Edward III struck a major victory at Crecy, and had a successful siege at Calais
• Edward III's song, the Black Prince, won at Bourdeoux
• Edward III captures the heir to the French throne
• He moves to the city of Rheims, who holds off the English
• The Treaty of Bretigny-
• France should pay the British so that Edward would drop his claim to the French thrown
• 1369- The Treaty breaks down
• Charles V was the new king of France
• Right hand man- Bertrand  du Guesclin
• They kick the British out of the remaining areas where they are stationed
• Charles dies after a short time
• Richard II is the new British king
• Almost gained permanent peace with the French 
• Loses the kingship
• 1413- Henry V
• Takes the British back to France
• Wants to finalize British control in France
• Meets the French in Agincourt on October 25th, 1415
• The French outnumbered Henry and his men
• The British defeat them (one of the greatest victory in British history)
• That battle does not end the war, but is a turning point
• Several cities fell to the English after that battle
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