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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. 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
IV., the third brother, reigned on Philip's death; but the kingdom of Navarre having accrued to the family through their grandmother, and not being subject to the Salic law, went to the eldest daughter of Louis X., Jane, wife of the Count of Evreux. CHAPTER II. THE HUNDRED YEARS' WAR. 1. Wars of Edward III.--By the Salic law, as the lawyers called it, the crown was given, on the death of Charles IV., to _Philip, Count of Valois_, son to a brother of Philip IV., but it was claimed by Edward III. of England as son of the daughter of Philip IV. Edward contented himself, however, with the mere assertion of his pretensions, until Philip exasperated him by attacks on the borders 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. TER TWO OF HISTORY OF FRANCE THIS IS A LIBERVOX RECORDING ALL LIBERVOX RECORDINGS ARE IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO VOLUNTEER PLEASE VISIT LIBERVOX DOT ORG RECORDING BY ADEL POOLY HISTORY OF FRANCE BY CHARLOTTE M YOUNGER CHAPTER TWO THE HUNDRED YEARS WAR ONE WARS OF EDWARD THE THIRD BY THE CALIC LAW AS THE LAWYERS CALLED IT THE CROWN WAS GIVEN ON THE DEATH OF CHARLES THE FOURTH TO PHILIP COUNT OF VALOIS SON TO A BROTHER OF PHILIP THE FOURTH BUT IT WAS CLAIMED BY EDWARD THE THIRD OF ENGLAND AS SON OF THE DAUGHTER OF PHILIP THE FOURTH EDWARD CONTENTED HIMSELF HOWEVER WITH THE MERE ASSERTION OF HIS PRETENSIONS UNTIL PHILIP EXASPERATED HIM BY ATTACKS ON THE BORDERS 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
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