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The definition of the Golden Rule is that those with the gold make the rules. In other words, those with the gold have the power as well as those with the power have the gold. History books will discuss the general reasons for war such as freedom from adversity or freedom from religion. But the real issue for any war is the thirst for power and control; and the means to finance them are the economic issues. Nations will endure years of fighting for power and control. France and England fought each other for more than a hundred years to have control of the Channel trade routes. 1 This century of warring was known as The Hundred Years' War and is the longest war in record history. It began in 1337 when King Edward III invaded Normandy and ended in 1453 when France won the Battle of Bordeaux. However, it was not a hundred years of constant battle; there were periods of truces in between. 2 One cause for the Hundred Years' War was the claim to the French throne. The conflict began when the direct line of succession died without a male heir and the nobles decided to pass the crown to a cousin, Philip of Valois. But this left two other male cousins equally deserving of the crown; Charles, King of Navarre and Ed
" 5 This caused conflict with the king's subjects. It took over a hundred years and five English kings to win the sovereignty of the French crown and thirty years and one king to loose it. The English's longbow proved to be too much for the Genoese, so they dropped the crossbows and began to run. The French military leaders soon realized the archer was the only effective when fighting a pitched battle. As England continued to lose its control of the South-West, France's ability to allure the nobility away from England increased. She was Joan of Arc, the Maid of Orleans. Subsequently, the archer could destroy the effectiveness of a French calvary charge. --- Works Cited Barnie, John. However, when Charles VI died, the King of England was a child. The land along the Channel and Atlantic coasts was England's first line of defense against an invasion. But this time the French army did not rest, instead they sped aggressively to the next battle. Therefore, France should have quickly defeated England. 4 "Philip of Valois chances of becoming King of France had been remote and he had not been brought up as the future lieutenant of God on Earth. These resources were needed to help finance the war.
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