By convention the war is said to have started on May 24, 1337, with the confiscation of the English-held duchy of Guyenne by French King Philip VI. The struggle involved several generations of English and French claimants to the crown and actually occupied a period of more than 100 years. Hundred Years’ War, intermittent struggle between England and France in the 14th–15th century over a series of disputes, including the question of the legitimate succession to the French crown. This truce survived various stresses and essentially marked the end of the Hundred Years’ War.
Edward was to withdraw from France and receive compensation. On August 29, 1475, English King Edward IV and French King Louis XI met at Picquigny, France, and decided upon a seven years’ truce, agreeing in the future to settle their differences by negotiation rather than by force of arms.
