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The Hundred Years' War (1336-1453)
Itwouldtakeahundredyearstoexplainallthecauses,battles,andpoliticalmaneuv-
erings of this century-plus of warfare between France and England, but here goes:
In 1300, before the era of the modern nation-state, the borders between France
and England were fuzzy. French-speaking kings had ruled England, English kings
owned the south of France, and English merchants dominated trade in the north.
