The Hundred Years War begins: Philip VI, of France, invades Guyenne (a.k.a. Gascony) in retaliation for Edward III (r. 1327 – 1377) having ceased paying tribute.
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References:
Winston Churchill, A History of the English-Speaking Peoples, four volumes. (London: Cassell, 1956-58), 1:328.
Hundred Years’ War – Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hundred_Years%27_War#The_dispute_over_Guyenne:_a_problem_of_sovereignty
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