As someone who is British and French, I can confirm I don’t know why either side was fighting.
Honestly, I don’t think anyone here in Britain or over in France has any idea at this point. I work with a lot of people from all over Europe in my job and honestly the French are some of the most hilarious people I’ve had the privilege of working with. I honestly think they are brilliant. Let the past stay in the past.
Of course we know why we were fighting! I mean, they’re French. You have to fight the French! They’re just so French.
Because the Normans successfully invaded England and took the English crown, then later down the line that gave English kings a line of succession to the French throne. Honestly, if those frogs didn’t want a war they shouldn’t have started it
We were fighting them because they were French :p
Serious answer: France is our closest neighbour, so territorial conflicts were kinda inevitable back in the middle ages as nations began to form from feudalism. After literal centuries of conflict, rivalry and animosity just generates more conflict, especially as maritime technology allowed these two nations to expand across the rest of the world. Britian wasn’t the only country obcessed with colonising, France was at it too…
We only fight each other to stay sharp in case those pesky Germans start anything.
Well last time we fought the French was to stop Napoleon from becoming our Emperor, no? 🤔
It was just something to do back then if you were a monarch, have a cheeky war with the nearest big neighbour.
Something to do with William the conqueror owning land in France. The first women to get a divorce in the Catholic Church divorcing the king of France to marry the much younger than her King of England. Then the king of France banning selling the English wine and the French from buying our sheep
🤣 so true omg 🤣
Also what movie is this from?
British food is a reason good enough for us to fight you.
Britain and France are two squabbling brothers. Yes, we kick, and bite, and scratch, but deep down (really deep down) there is a fraternal bond such that, should any country invade us or France, we’ll somewhat reluctantly but gallantly step in to the fray, if only to protect our favourite punching bag, because it is, after all, OUR punching bag.
We knew why we were fighting. They got too close. We need our space!
Don’t know why??!
Look:
“Bleuff leuff leuff, Je suis français!! Hon hon hon hon hon. Baguette.”
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As someone who is British and French, I can confirm I don’t know why either side was fighting.
Honestly, I don’t think anyone here in Britain or over in France has any idea at this point. I work with a lot of people from all over Europe in my job and honestly the French are some of the most hilarious people I’ve had the privilege of working with. I honestly think they are brilliant. Let the past stay in the past.
Of course we know why we were fighting! I mean, they’re French. You have to fight the French! They’re just so French.
Because the Normans successfully invaded England and took the English crown, then later down the line that gave English kings a line of succession to the French throne. Honestly, if those frogs didn’t want a war they shouldn’t have started it
We were fighting them because they were French :p
Serious answer: France is our closest neighbour, so territorial conflicts were kinda inevitable back in the middle ages as nations began to form from feudalism. After literal centuries of conflict, rivalry and animosity just generates more conflict, especially as maritime technology allowed these two nations to expand across the rest of the world. Britian wasn’t the only country obcessed with colonising, France was at it too…
We only fight each other to stay sharp in case those pesky Germans start anything.
Well last time we fought the French was to stop Napoleon from becoming our Emperor, no? 🤔
It was just something to do back then if you were a monarch, have a cheeky war with the nearest big neighbour.
Something to do with William the conqueror owning land in France. The first women to get a divorce in the Catholic Church divorcing the king of France to marry the much younger than her King of England. Then the king of France banning selling the English wine and the French from buying our sheep
🤣 so true omg 🤣
Also what movie is this from?
British food is a reason good enough for us to fight you.
Britain and France are two squabbling brothers. Yes, we kick, and bite, and scratch, but deep down (really deep down) there is a fraternal bond such that, should any country invade us or France, we’ll somewhat reluctantly but gallantly step in to the fray, if only to protect our favourite punching bag, because it is, after all, OUR punching bag.
We knew why we were fighting. They got too close. We need our space!
Don’t know why??!
Look:
“Bleuff leuff leuff, Je suis français!! Hon hon hon hon hon. Baguette.”
That’s why.
Spanish “Hola”
if we had no rules, where would we be? France.
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