Mentioned briefly by Brownworth as one reason Western Europe failed to come to Byzantium's aid — France and England were occupied fighting the Hundred Years' War, leaving no capacity to mount a meaningful crusade.
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Episode 16 (2 mentions)
Mentioned briefly by Brownworth as one reason Western Europe failed to come to Byzantium's aid — France and England were occupied fighting the Hundred Years' War, leaving no capacity to mount a meaningful crusade.
“and the population, once the largest in Europe, shrank to less than a hundred thousand.”
“France and England were fighting the Hundred Years' War, and the rest were too united”
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