by D. J. Holmes
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After years and years of war with England, many of the French royals and common people, tired of the persistent wars and constant chaos within their country, are ready to give up and become part of England. Edward III, King of England, has organized his government and rules with an iron hand bringing law and order to his country.
During this time, France has had a King who, because he is mentally incapacitated, (what some would call mad), has lost control of his country, and cannot protect his people. Burgundy, in Northwest France, decides to split from France and becomes allied with England.
As the wars continue, France is fighting on two fronts: French royals fighting against other French royals, and against the English, while the English are concentrated on one front, against the French. The wars devastate most of France’s countryside and generations of both English and French are killed, as the royals continue their fight to win control of the people and to gain the title of King of France.
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