Finally in the 11th century, the invading forest was cleared, | GALLIA DAILY | Voice of France
Finally in the 11th century, the invading forest was cleared, roads were laid out and exchanges multiplied, uniting men once again. Recognized currencies allow trade, cities are created. Culture and arts develop. We read. We write. Wonderful illustrated and "illuminated" manuscripts appear.
This momentum does not last. Soon a conflict is born with catastrophic consequences... The English king, whose mother was the daughter of the French king Philippe le Bel, claimed that the French territory was his. His army land on the ground he claimed.
A terrible war begins: the "Hundred Years' War", which once again sets the country back. The forest expands. Famine, plague, combats and lawless bandits devastate everything, decimate the populations. Orphans gather in bands to survive.
