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1337

CLAIMS TO THE THRONE 1337

Edward III of England renews his claims to the French throne after Philip of Valois says Gascony, English-held territory, should be controlled by the French.

THE BATTLE OF SLUYS 1340

The English fleet of only 150 ships meets a much larger French fleet at the Flanders port of Sluys. The English outmanoeuvre the French ships, capturing most of them and inflicting

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