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    • The death of Charles IV of France

    Charles IV dies at Vincennes without a male heir to continue the House of Capet. His death creates a power vacuum that leads to his cousin, Philip of Valois, becoming Philip VI of France. 1 February 1328

    DEFINING MOMENT

    Onset of the Hundred Years’ War

    Tensions between England and France had simmered with barely tempered rivalry, but hostilities

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