End of Feudalism

100 Year War

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England vs France
     After the Magna Carta was signed England government changed. Kings in other parts of Europe continued to rule as they always had. Eventually, however, these kings also had to face great political changes.
     In France, a king died with no one to inherit his throne since he didn't have any sons and two men claimed his throne. One was French. The other was the king of England. In the end, the French man became king.  This did not go well with the English king, and a few years later he invaded France. The invasion began a very long conflict; this became the Hundred Years' War. At first the English armies did well, winning most of the battles. After a hundred years a peasant girl, Joan of Arc, rallied on the French troop. The English finally caught her and killed, but it was too late the French drove the English from their country. The Hundred Years’ War changed the governments of both England and France. In England, Parliament’s power grew because the king needed Parliament’s approval to raise money to pay for the costly war. As Parliament gained more influence, the king lost power.     In France, on the other hand, the king’s power grew. During the war, the king had become popular with his nobles. Fighting the English had created a bond between them. As a result, the nobles supported the king after the war as well.