HIST 100 Chapter Notes - Chapter 11: House Of Plantagenet, Rightful Heir, Grappling Hook
18 Sep 2016
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Political responses: the burdens of war: france and england. Both well-established but had a conflict over territory. Norman dukes became kings of england and jurisdiction of england and france overlapped. England"s holdings were reduced to gascony but the english were not ready to give up their losses. Edward i of england reopened war with france in support of flanders (they had close economic ties with wool for cloth) Agreed to a truce in1308 with royal marriage between edward"s son (edward ii) and daughter of philip iv of france (isabella) Was supposed to be good but started conflict of the hundred years" war. Edward ii was weak (lost war with scotland) and shut his barons and wife out. At 18, edward iii overthrew the couple and began his rule. Arthurian romances (wanted to be thought of as the new arthur) Founded order of the garter (fraternity of knights: hundred years" war: opening phase.
