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; Charles, King of Navarre and Edward III, King

them. At one point during this battle, the French came across a group of English knights led by the Black Prince, the son of

other way. As a result, England may have won the battle, but France won the war.

result, authority did not rest in any one person, but in all of the lords together. This led to English disputes and disunity. Also, the

cause of The Hundred Years' War was the economic interest - the revenues to be gotten from this rich territory. Wine was

army stood strong. England had won the first great land battle of the long war. They had already won control of the English

and upon Charles VI's death, the King of England would succeed to a dual monarchy. However, when Charles VI died, the

generation of officers showed little aptitude for war." 15 But King Richard II had to fight France not only for glorious tradition

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