How did the conflict between France and England start?

Question: How did the conflict between France and England start!?

What was the conflict about!? When did it happen!? Please help :)Www@QuestionHome@Com

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It began in 1066 when William the Bastard, Duke of Normandy, won the battle of Hastings and had himself crowned King of England!. He retained the title of Duke of Normandy, however!. This put him and his heirs in the odd position of being kings in their own right, and also owing fealty to the King of France for lands they held in his kingdom!.

Later this got more complicated!. Henry II married Eleanor of Aquitaine and thus inherited Aquitaine - and by the late twelfth century English Kings controlled more land in France than French Kings did!. This made the French very unhappy, and resulted in a string of wars!.

The two houses also intermarried regularly; and around 1340 Edward III of England decided that he was also the rightful King of France!. Cue the Hundred Years War!.

By this time, of course, England and France could never get on!. English kings and queens claimed the throne of france right up to the sixteenth century, and the last English possession in France (Calais) didn't fall to the French until 1550-odd!.

By the eighteenth century, the decline of Spain left England and France the two superpowers in Europe; and since no-one had invented the Cold War by then, they fought a series of hot ones!.

This only really came to an end when they found it to be much more fun (and expedient) to join together to fight Russia (Crimea etc) or Germany!.

Then came the EEC!. It is said that war is the continuence of politics by other means!. The EEC reversed this!. England and France no longer shoot at each other, but we're still firm enemies!. The battlefield is now in Brussels (quite near to Waterloo, ironically)!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Well I suppose one could argue that it all began with William Duke of Normandy!. As a French/Norman Duke he owed fealty to the King of France!. When he became King of England after the Battle of Hastings, 1066, he obviously became a King in his own right however technically he still owed allegiance to the King of France for his French lands in Normandy!. This was an ongoing bone of contention between the two countries for centuries, exacerbated by English Kings marrying French noblewomen and thereby gaining more French lands, Eleanor of Aquitaine for example!. Www@QuestionHome@Com

It all began when the Norman William the Conqueror conquered England long about 1066!. Since he was only a duke of the French king, England became part of Norman possessions in France!. This cause a whole lot of trouble down the road!. Edward I (1239-1307) invaded France to claim lands that he believed belong to England, thus starting the 100 Year's War!. Actually it lasted longer than a 100 years, but during some years there was a fragile truce in place!.
After the French won that war, France was soon confronted about what to do with Protestantism!. England became Protestant (as a national church with the monarch as head of the church)!. There were many wars over this, the most brutal being the 30 Year's War of 1618-16348!. By this time France and England were fierce rivals over territories in the New World, especially the sugar islands!. After that they fought a global war over North America, the Caribbean, Europe, and India!. This was the 7 Year's War of 1757-1763!. By this time fighting had become habitual!. In 1789 the French Revolution broke out, and about 8 years later Napoleon took over!. There followed nearly 15 years of intense and endless warfare all over Europe!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

The biggest one would be the 100 year war!. The English King was also the Duke of Normandy!. He had a (contested) claim on the french throne!. A conflict that lasted 116 years (1337 to 1453) with little pause!.

Another really important one was just a subconflict of the larger Napoleontic wars!.

And then you could think off the colonial wars in northern america for instance!. (and india too, if my memory serves right)Www@QuestionHome@Com

which conflict!? there have been about two dozen between 1066 and 1814!.!.!.!.!.!.!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

what one!?been a fewWww@QuestionHome@Com