Western Civilization I / Unit 12 WC1 1111 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Why England and France Fought: Normandy, Aquitaine, 1328
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The idea
Since ten sixty-six the two crowns and nobilities were intertwined, and the English king held Aquitaine as the French king's vassal. When Charles IV died in thirteen twenty-eight, Edward III's claim was rejected for Philip VI, and disputes over Aquitaine brought war in thirteen thirty-seven.
In practice
Battles, short wars and long truces to fourteen fifty-three.
Where people slip
A feudal dispute became a national war.
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