HIST 1010 Lecture Notes - The Tudors, Low Countries
23 Jul 2013
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Hundred years war: french king wants gascony back from english. Civil war between the york and lancaster dynasties for the throne of. 1066: william, count of normandy invades england, becoming king of england. 1337: honor to have lands in france (with previous connection to france) from. The rebellion: artisans vs. merchants. Law of salian frank: only male heirs could inherit the throne. 1337: france choses cousin phillip vi instead of edward iii, england wants french throne. The succession to the french throne. *the official beginning of the hundred years war. Aside: dukes and lords were usually brothers or close familial relations with the king. The hundred years war was . More than 100 years of sporadic fighting. 1360, peace of bretigny- calais: edward iii has calais, gascony, etc, edward iii renounces claims to the french throne. Outcome: french push back the english (1360- 1370, calmer phase of war.
