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Capet–Plantagenet Feud
The First Hundred Years' War (; 1159–1259) was a series of conflicts and disputes during the High Middle Ages in which the House of Capet, rulers of the Kingdom of France, fought the House of Plantagenet (also known as the County of Anjou, House of Anjou or the Angevin kings of England, Angevins), rulers of the Kingdom of England. The conflict emerged over the fiefs in France held by the Angevins, which at their peak covered around half of the territory of the French realm. The struggle between the two dynasties resulted in the gradual conquest of these fiefs by the Capetians and their annexation to the French royal domain, French crown lands, as well as subsequent attempts by the House of Plantagenet to retake what they believed to be their rightful ancestral claims in western France. The First Hundred Years' War is retroactively named after the Hundred Years' War from 1337 to 1453 as it is seen as a precursor to the later conflict, involving many of the same belligerents ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anglo-French Wars
The Anglo-French Wars (1109–1815) were a series of conflicts between the territories of the Kingdom of England (and its successor state, the United Kingdom) and the Kingdom of France (succeeded by a France, republic). Their conflicts spanned throughout the Middle Ages to the modern age. Middle Ages High Middle Ages * Anglo-French War (1109–1113) – first conflict between the Capetian dynasty and the House of Normandy post-Norman Conquest, Norman conquest * Battle of Brémule, Anglo-French War (1116–1119) – conflict over English possession of Normandy * Anglo-French War (1123–1135) – conflict that amalgamated into The Anarchy * Anglo-French War (1158–1189) – first conflict between the Capetian dynasty and the House of Plantagenet * Anglo-French War (1193–1199) – conflict between King Richard the Lionheart and King Philip Augustus * Invasion of Normandy by Philip II of France (1202–1204), Anglo-French War (1202–1204) – French invasion of Normandy * Angl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
