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What is the Hundred Years' War between Britain and France in world history? What was the result?
What was the Hundred Years' War between Britain and France? What is the result of Britain and France after a hundred years? The following contents will answer these two questions for your reference.

1337, a war finally broke out between Britain and France for the British crown territory in France and Flanders in northern France (now Belgium, France and the Netherlands). At the beginning of the war, the British army invaded France by virtue of its military superiority, won a great victory in Crecy and poitiers, captured the French king and many nobles, and demanded a large amount of ransom from France.

The war caused the French economy to wither and the people were strongly dissatisfied. 1358, in Beauvaim, north of Paris, Karl led the peasant uprising. Because of the war, Britain paid more and more taxes. 138 1 year, watt and Taylor led the peasant uprising. Although the peasant uprisings in the two countries were brutally suppressed successively, they both effectively attacked the feudal system and accelerated the process of peasants getting rid of serfdom.

By the end of 14 century, most British farmers had fought for personal freedom. French feudal lords have long dared not aggravate the exploitation of land rent. /kloc-At the beginning of the 5th century, Britain attacked France again, and they besieged Orleans, an important gateway of France to the south. The French people organized guerrillas to fight against the British army. Joan, a teenage farmer, stepped forward and made up her mind to save the motherland in danger. She led the army into the city of Orleans, which was surrounded by the British for a long time. Her heroic behavior became a symbol of the patriotic enthusiasm of the French people. French soldiers and civilians defeated the besieged British army and recovered many lost lands. The war didn't end until 1453. This is called the "Hundred Years' War" in history.

In the course of the Hundred Years' War between Britain and France, the feudal system in Western Europe was also developing constantly. The two countries have been in a state of feudal separatism for a long time, and the situation that the king has little power is constantly changing. After the war, France and Britain strengthened their kingship, and both countries developed into centralized countries. With the gradual reunification of the two countries, both countries have formed a nation-state.