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!00 years war Analysis of the Hundred Years War The definition of the Golden Rule is that those with the gold make the rules. In other words, those with the gold have the power as well as those with the power have the gold. History books will discuss the general reasons for war such as freedom from adversity or freedom from religion. But the real issue for any war is the thirst for power and control; and the means to finance them are the economic issues. Nations will endure years of fighting for power and control. France and England fought each other for more than a hundred years to have control of the Channel trade routes. 1 This century of warring was known as The Hundred Years' War and is the longest war in record history. It began in 1337 when King Edward III invaded Normandy and ended in 1453 when France won the Battle of Bordeaux. However, it was not a hundred years of constant battle; there were periods of truces in between. 2 france, english, england, king, war, french, hundred, years', battle, years, edward, army, philip, gascony, the, war , military, control, began, battles, french, while, vi, press, iii, henry, consequently, channel, against, won, trade, one, new, charles, bordeaux, wool, win, power, palmer, moreover, london, john, invasion, however, gold, genoese, fighting, england's, economic