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Which treaty is most closely associated with ending the Hundred Years' War?
Answer
Treaty of Picquigny
The Treaty of Picquigny in 1475 formally ended English military claims to France, though the actual fighting of the Hundred Years' War had effectively concluded much earlier with the Battle of Castillon in 1453. The conflict between England and France lasted intermittently from 1337 to 1453, a span of 116 years that fundamentally reshaped both nations. The war proved decisive for French national consolidation while ending English control over French territories.
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The Hundred Years' War wasn't continuous fighting; it consisted of multiple campaigns separated by long periods of uneasy peace and truces.
Other options people guess
- Treaty of Troyes
- Treaty of Amiens
- Peace of Westphalia
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- medieval
- france
- england
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