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He became the king
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Charles IV of France died. Charles did not have any sons to take over his land and all his brothers were dead. He did have a sister called Isabella. She was the mother of Edward III and Edward believed that because of this, he should be king of France. However, the French decided that a cousin of Charles, Philip, should be crowned king. Edward was mad and he desided to fight Philip in what he belived in.
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The war was between England and France. There were disagreements dateing back all the way to William the Conqueror.
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This is when the war ended.