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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;

. . .

He would fight beside his troops as well

as to the folks at home. The first phase of The Hundred Years' War

went well for England. They did not adhere firmly to one

lord. The English subjects were taxed out

and tired of the misappropriation of the war funds by the corrupt royal

officials and military commanders. " 5 This caused conflict with the king's subjects. The English's longbow proved to be too much

for the Genoese, so they dropped the crossbows and began to run. 17

Henry VI was too young and inexperienced to supervise a kingdom and

lead an army. Slowly, pieces of the French army began to flee, while the

English army stood strong. As a result, the French offensive spirit was

rekindled. France in the Middle Ages 987-1460. For the next ten years,

fighting was slowed. Even after Joan of

Arc's capture and execution by the English and Burgundians, her spirit

seemed to inspire the French.

Even though the archers were below the knight on the social ladder, they

were not ashamed to fight side by side. 6

This leads to another cause for The Hundred Years' War.

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