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England and France fought each other in the War of the League of Augsburg from 1688 to 1697 which set the pattern for relations between France and Great Britain during the eighteenth century. Wars were fought intermittently, with each nation part of a constantly shifting pattern of alliances known as the stately quadrille .
From 1340 to 1360, and from 1369 on, the king of England assumed the title of "king of France"; but although England was generally successful in its war with France, no attempt was made to make the title a reality during that period of time. The situation changed with King Henry V of England's invasion of France in 1415. By 1420, England ...
Category: France–United Kingdom relations. ... England–France relations (6 C, 24 P) English-language French films (970 P) F. France–Scotland relations (7 C, 11 P)
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United Kingdom: See France–United Kingdom relations. France has an embassy in London and a consulate-general in Edinburgh. [250] United Kingdom has an embassy in Paris and consulates in Bordeaux and Marseille and a trade office in Lyon. [251] France and Scotland were military allies in the late Middle Ages through the Auld Alliance.
The Best of Enemies: Anglo-French Relations Since the Norman Conquest (2nd ed. 2011) major scholarly study excerpt and text search; Horne, Alistair, Friend or Foe: An Anglo-Saxon History of France (Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2005). Johnson, Douglas, et al. Britain and France: Ten Centuries (1980) table of contents; Newman, Gerald.
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The Battle of Nivelle - a Peninsular War battle between the French and the British armies in France in 1813. Following the formation of the Kingdom of Great Britain (which united England and Scotland) in 1707, British foreign relations largely continued those of the Kingdom of England.