Reply to post: Re: "Formerly Known as French Letters"

Re: "Formerly Known as French Letters"

"Back in the days when the excuse was "The English have landed".

Many of the wars between England and France were about various English (French descended) rulers trying to retain or increase their French holdings. IIRC Mary was the one who lost the last possession in France - "When I am dead [...] Calais will be engraved on my heart".