Did England ever try to retake their possessions in France after the Hundred Years War?

by RobFword
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They did indeed! King Henry VIII launched two attempts during his reign to take back portions of France. Over the course of the first, he actually was able to successfully claim the "Most Christian King of France" title and was promised a coronation by Pope Julius II if he could secure a victory. During the second, his forces managed to take and hold the French town of Boulogne for about six years. However, all of his efforts didn't amount to much, as his alliances and support broke away on both occasions, in the first attempt with the replacement of Pope Julius II and the second with Charles V's separate peace with Francis, which forced Henry to give up the little territory he had gained.

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After he was sure of his throne, Edward IV of England did invade France in 1475, in alliance with Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy. At the start it seemed to be a reenactment of the invasions of Henry V.

However there was no combat: Louis XI of France asked immediately for peace, and a treaty was concluded after a few weeks. Essentially, Louis bought that peace: he did pay directly Edward and some of his nobles a pension to go away.

It was considered pretty dishonorable even at the time. It was the last campaign of Edward IV.

There were also some expeditions under Elizabeth I to France, but those were meant to provide support to protestant forces, not to try to reconquer it.