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17 July 1453
Hundred Years War ends

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The English defeat at Castillon in Gascony marks the effective end of the Hundred Years War (see 24 May 1337). The war with France has been a disaster – not only has it cost the England a fortune, but the only French territory it has left is Calais.

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