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Who participated in the Hundred Years War?
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France and England
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What was France's reason for participation in the war?
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The English king was the vassal of the French king for the duchy of Aquitaine, but the French king wanted control of it.
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What was England's reason for participation?
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The English king had claim to the French throne through his mother.
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Name 3 major battles that England won.
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Crecy(1346), Poitiers(1356) and Agincourt(1415)
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Who lost the Hundred Years War, and what did they lose?
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England; all of its continental possessions except Calais.
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How did this war affect the English government?
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Parliament was called more often to levy taxes, which gave more power to the nobles.
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After the Hundred Years War, England fought the War of the Roses. What was this?
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A civil war between the people supporting the House of Lancastar, and those supporting the House of York. The Tudors eventually took the crown and ended the war because they were related to both houses.
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How did this war affect the French government?
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It took away the power of the Estates General to levy taxes and gave it to the King.
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What is nationalism?
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Nationalism is a feeling of unity among people of the same culture.
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Name some literature that expressed nationalism during this time.
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The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer, and the poetry of Francois Villon.
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