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The most important cause of the Hundred Years' War was

- French harassment of English merchants
- The English threat to Flanders' wool industry
- Edward |||'s claim to the French Crown
- The status of England's territories in France

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The immediate causes of the Hundred Years War were the dissatisfaction of Edward III of England with the nonfulfillment by Philip VI of France of his pledges to restore a part of Guienne taken by Charles IV; the English attempts to control Flanders, an important market for English wool and a source of cloth; and Philip's support of Scotland against England.

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The English threat to Flanders wool industry
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