
206: War of the Roses: The Roots
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The King of France and the House of Burgundy
There are two strong factions that are vying for power. The House of Burgundy was the weaker House, and they were the one that kind of had ties with England. Henry V came to the Duke of Burgundy and said, hey, how about I invade France and help you out in this whole dispute? And Burgundy's like, cool. Yeah, awesome. What do you want in return? He's like, you recognize me as king of France. We'll do that fine. You're king of France,. And Henry's like, yes. So Henry invades France. Immediately has immediate success. He goes and he invades and takes over the city of Eaufler
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