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At the same time the two kings took opposite sides in the war of the succession in Brittany, each defending the claim most inconsistent with his own pretensions to the French crown  Edward upholding the male heir, John de Montfort, and Philip the direct female representative, the wife of Charles de Blois. 2. Creçy and Poitiers. AT THE SAME TIME THE TWO KINGS TOOK OPPOSITE SIDES IN THE WAR OF THE SUCCESSION IN BRITTANY EACH DEFENDING THE CLAIM MOST INCONSISTENT WITH HIS OWN PRETENSIONS TO THE FRENCH CROWN EDWARD UPHOLDING THE MALE HEIR JOHN DE MONFER AND PHILIP THE DIRECT FEMALE REPRESENTATIVE THE WIFE OF CHARLE DE BLOIS TWO CRISIE AND POITIERS
h kings had long been coveting to complete their possession of the south, and by demanding the surrender of Robert of Artois, who, being disappointed in his claim to the county of Artois by the judgment of the Parliament of Paris, was practising by sorcery on the life of the King of France. Edward then declared war, and his supposed right caused a century of warfare between France and England, in which the broken, down-trodden state of the French peasantry gave England an immense advantage. The knights and squires were fairly matched; but while the English yeomen were strong, staunch, and trustworthy, the French were useless, and only made a defeat worse by plundering the fallen on each side alike. The war began in Flanders, where Philip took the part of the count, whose tyrannies had caused his expulsion. Edward was called in to the aid of the citizens of Ghent by their leader Jacob van Arteveldt; and gained a great victory over the French fleet at Sluys, but with no important result. OF GUIENNE WHICH THE FRENCH KINGS HAD LONG BEEN COVETING TO COMPLETE THEIR POSSESSION OF THE SOUTH AND BY DEMANDING THE SURRENDER OF ROBERT OF ARTOIS WHO BEING DISAPPOINTED IN HIS CLAIM TO THE COUNTY OF ARTOIS BY THE JUDGMENT OF THE PARLIAMENT OF PARIS WAS PRACTISING BY SORCERY ON THE LIFE OF THE KING OF FRANCE EDWARD THEN DECLARED WAR AND HIS SUPPOSED RIGHT CAUSED A CENTURY OF WARFARE BETWEEN FRANCE AND ENGLAND IN WHICH THE BROKEN DOWNTRODDEN STATE OF THE FRENCH PEASANTRY GAVE ENGLAND AN IMMENSE ADVANTAGE THE KNIGHTS AND SQUIRES WERE FAIRLY MATCHED BUT WHILE THE ENGLISH YEOMEN WERE STRONG STAUNCH AND TRUSTWORTHY THE FRENCH WERE USELESS AND ONLY MADE A DEFEAT WORSE BY PLUNDERING THE FALLEN ON EACH SIDE ALIKE THE WAR BEGAN IN FLANDERS WHERE PHILIP TOOK THE ART OF THE COUNT WHOSE TYRANNIES HAD CAUSED HIS EXPULSION EDWARD WAS CALLED IN TO THE AID OF THE CITIZENS OF GHENT BY THEIR LEADER JACOB VAN AUTOVELT AND GAINED GREAT VICTORY OVER THE FRENCH FLEET AT SLEWY BUT WITH NO IMPORTANT RESULT
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