War Between England and France 1294 May 1294 war broke out between England and France Why did war break out ? How did this affect Scotland ?
Why did war break out? Edward ruled land in France King Philip IV (The Fair King) Edward I Edward ruled land in France 1294 Philip said Gascony was part of France and wanted Edward to do homage for it
Why did war break out? Edward refused to do homage King Philip IV Edward I Edward refused to do homage King Philip decided to take the land from Edward May 1294 England declared war on France
How did this affect Scotland In 1294 Edward asked King John Ten Scottish earls Sixteen Scottish barons Fighting men to join him in his war against France The Scots did not want this - they had no problem with France
Meanwhile Edward had problems... Sept 1294 Edward was preparing to sail to France Edward needed the Welsh to help fight in France The Welsh were unwilling to fight abroad and rose up against Edward Edward once again had to fight the Welsh English army was reduced in numbers due to the problems in France. He was forced to stay in England till March to deal with the revolt.