HIST-308 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Christine De Pizan, Merovingian Dynasty, House Of Plantagenet
9 Nov 2020
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Edward iii thought the crown of france should be his. Philip vi and most french lords disagreed: salic law. The lords in the estates general based their position on the salic law. At first, edward accepted the appeal to the salic law. He wanted to use it to further english interests. King philip vi tried to seize english lands on the continent. English armies then launched an invasion of the mainland. The plantagenets started out with a small continental foothold. They began to retake large pieces of france. The french military outnumbered the english by 12 to 1. It looked like it would be a brief battle with a quick french victory: battle of sluys. From 1337 to 1340, the english focused on consolidating influence in the low countries. In 1340, this allowed them to win the naval battle of sluys. The battles would be fought on the continent: english invasion. The english were still outnumbered: battle of crecy.
