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Outbreak of the Hundred Years' War
In 1337, King Philip VI of France ordered the confiscation of Edward III's lands in the Duchy of Aquitaine in southwestern France and rejected his cl…
Timeline
- 1337Paris · FrancePhilip VI declared the confiscation of Edward III's Aquitaine ducal lands in southwestern France on the grounds that Edward sheltered French rebels and refused to fulfill his vassal obligations; diplomatic negotiations between the two sides broke down.
- 1337Westminster · EnglandEdward III convened a great council in England and declared war on Philip VI as the rightful heir to the French throne, bringing the Hundred Years' War into its phase of military confrontation.
Sources
- Hundred Years' War https://www.britannica.com/event/Hundred-Years-War
- The Hundred Years War: England and France at War c.1300–c.1450 — Christopher Allmand (1988)