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'''The Hundred Years War''' (in French, ''La Guerre de Cent Ans'') was a 116-year period of conflict (of which 79 were active periods of war) between [[The House of Plantagenet]] who ruled England, Ireland, Wales and much of French territory, and France's [[~~Useful Notes/~~L'Etat, C'est Moi|House of Valois]], who owned what was the remainder of the lands. Traditionally set between 1337 and 1453, although the peace was really acknowledged with the Treaty of Picquigny (1475).

'''The Hundred Years War''' (in French, ''La Guerre de Cent Ans'') was a 116-year period of conflict (of which 79 were active periods of war) between [[The House of Plantagenet]] who ruled England, Ireland, Wales and much of French territory, and France's [[L'Etat, C'est Moi|House of Valois]], who owned what was the remainder of the lands. Traditionally set between 1337 and 1453, although the peace was really acknowledged with the Treaty of Picquigny (1475).

The conflict was a large-scale [[Succession Crisis]], which came about after the death of the last French Capetian king, Charles IV the Fair. Contrary to common belief, Edward III and his successors ''didn't'' want to rule France; they were willing to set aside their claims at any time if the French kings acknowledged their overlordship in Aquitaine (their main source of salt and Bordeaux wine).

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== [[Literature]] ==

* ''La Pucelle'' ("The Maid") by [[Voltaire (~~Creator~~)|Voltaire]]: A burlesque on Joan of Arc.

* ''La Pucelle'' ("The Maid") by [[Voltaire (creator)|Voltaire]]: A burlesque on Joan of Arc.

* ''Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc, by the Sieur Louis de Conte'' by [[Mark Twain]]: In which the French are the good guys, but just barely. Twain's favorite of his own works.