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The Hundred Years War effect on England and France

The Hundred Years War affected both England and France in similar areas, but
had different results. When the war finally ended in 1453 England was faced
with many problems. England had suffered minimal physical destruction of
property due to the fact that most of the war was fought on French soil. The
southern coastal land was the one area affected by physical destruction as
well as the Black Death. While the Black Death is bad for the individuals it
actually helped the southern coastal lands with population control. While
England didn't suffer much physically they did suffer economically.
Approximately 5 million pounds was spent on the war. England did try to help
finance the war by raising taxes on the export of wool. The price became too
high for countries such as Italy to buy. This had a major affect on t...

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