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

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

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

the English armies into battle against France. As a result, England

made Bordeaux the economic capital of Gascony. Furthermore, control

At one point during this battle, the French came across a

control of the Channel trade routes. Then King Henry V renewed The

French army began to flee, while the English army stood strong.

sovereignty of the French crown and thirty years and one king to loose

military prestige and a dominant position in European politics.

But France's army consisted of heavily armored knights who were less

Hundred Years' War with a victory at Agincourt. He was a strong,

English sheep growers depended on this trade for their business. In

land along the Channel and Atlantic coasts was England's first line of

They had already won control of the English Channel and a few years

the situation and King Edward III lost no time and invaded Normandy

England had won the first great land battle of the long war.

too much for the Genoese, so they dropped the crossbows and began to

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