why did the French and English have so many conflicts during the High Middle Ages?

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It's a very long history, starting way before the Middle Ages.
In fact, England and France have always been at each other's throats at one point or another, for reasons that were very simple: how do we increase our power?
In fact, the current period of peace is the longest that has ever occurred between the two countries.
The European Community is trying to ensure that there is no more war on the continent, but that is another story.
 
It started when the king of the Franks ( French ) gave the king of the Normans ( vikings ) the northern 1/4 of France if he would just stop raiding that area and convert to Christianity and accept the king of the french as his king . Later the Normans conquered England and basically became the English . The English ruled Normandy as there's ignoring the french king . France decided they wanted Normandy back . Thus the 100 years war . France did eventually win Normandy back from England but it created a rivalry that would last for centuries .
 
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