The Hundred Years War was one of the major battles fought at the end of this Chapter, lasting from the years 1337 – 1453 CE. A factor that lay at the origin of the conflict was that the status of land. Although it belonged to the kings of England, it remained part of France, and also under the French crown. The kings of England wanted independent possession of this land. Therefore, this political and land based rivalry started a very long lasting feud between England and France. The war however was very important to the end of this period. By its end, feudal armies had been largely replaced by professional troops, and aristocratic dominance had been replaced with more democratization of the manpower and weapons of armies. Although primarily
