Anglo-French Wars
At a glance:
- Series: Magill’s Guide to Military History
- Categories: Religion, Ethics, Military History
- Subcategories: Wars, Battles
- Curriculum: British History, Renaissance History, French History, 17th Century European History
- Geographical Location: France
- Date: February, 1543-November, 1628
Article abstract: At issue: English claim to the French throne, control of Calais, religious conflict. Result: French recovery of Calais.
Background
Although the Hundred Years’ War had ended a century earlier, there were unresolved issues—the English claim to the French throne and English control of Calais. Added to these old casus belli was religious conflict: When Henry VIII broke with the Church of Rome, England entered the Protestant camp politically, although it was not until Elizabeth I’s reign that religion became a cause for war....
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