> under control of English king (who was just a duke in France,
I thought the folks in Normandy were just Nordic people who moved there and later to England
I thought the folks in Normandy were just Nordic people who moved there and later to England
Through marriages and such the Duke of Normandy took over large parts of France and it became the Angevin Empire, but still just a puny vassal to the King of France.
The 100 year war was fought over this essentially and England would end up losing all French land and thus the problem was solved forever.