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You mean the cultural war between Britain and France that lasted hundreds of years? Yeah pretty sure the Anglo world won that one. Since you are writing in English in an internet forum and all

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No, I meant the Norman conquest (conquête) in 1066, in which the English aristocracy (aristocratie) was replaced (remplacé) by French warlords, who kept speaking French until well in the 14th century, and changed the English language (langue) beyond recognition (reconnaissance), to the extent that Dutch or Scandinavian speakers find it easier to understand Old English than English ones do.

You might view the Hundred Year War as quarrels (querelles) of different (différent) branches (branches) of the French aristocracy.

Therefore, the current (courant) Anglo-Saxon hegemony (hégémonie) has its roots in France.

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