a series of wars between England and France from 1337-1453, when the English kings tried to keep control of land which they ruled in France. The French finally won, and forced the English to leave France.
a war fought in Europe, North America, and India between 1756 and 1763. The war was about French and English COLONIES, and also Austria and Prussia wanting to control Europe. As a result of the war, France lost most of its land in India and the US to Britain, and Prussia became a leading European power under Frederick II.
1618-1648 a series of conflicts between Protestants and Catholics starting in Germany and spreading until France and Denmark and Sweden were opposing the Holy Roman Empire and Spain