Hundred year war

             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 Edward III, King of England. 3 Edward III
             claimed that he himself was deserving of the throne because his mother was
             the sister of the late French king, while Philip VI was only a cousin. But
             according to French law, no women could inherit the throne, nor could the
             crown be inherited through a woman. 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.
             Philip VI spent much of his resources on entertainment and finery with gay
             abandon." 5 This caused conflict with the king's subjects. Since the king was
             considered to be sacred and inviolable, neither cousin would challenge Phil...

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