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The war began in Flanders, where Philip took the part of the count, whose tyrannies had caused his expulsion. THE WAR BEGAN IN FLANDERS WHERE PHILIP TOOK THE ART OF THE COUNT WHOSE TYRANNIES HAD CAUSED HIS EXPULSION
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. 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. LIP 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 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
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