How the Hundred Years' War Bankrupted England
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War is always expensive, and the Hundred Years' War became England's defining financial trap. After legendary victories at Crécy and Poitiers, things unraveled. The Black Prince died of dysentery, King Edward III grew senile, and French coastal raids struck back. Hemorrhaging cash to supply continental garrisons like Calais by sea, England fell hopelessly into debt with Italian banking families—turning royal dreams into an economic disaster. #MedievalHistory #HundredYearsWar #HistoryShorts #BlackPrince #EdwardIII #BattleOfCrecy #MiddleAges #EconomicHistory
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