In the second half of the 18th century, France did aid the fledgling American Revolution, but, overall, their relations with England could've been more tense. With only the English Channel separating them, their ambitions eventually became too big, leading to centuries of clashes. In many countries around the world (especially those that were once European colonies), the formation of those two nations is taught at school as the genesis of the concept of a nation-state, because they're two of the oldest of the sort in Europe. Nowadays, England and France are both political allies and have been such for well over a century, but this hasn't always been the case, as they have a history of conflict that goes many centuries back. Genres Biopic, Drama France’s Rivalry With England Began Centuries Before Napoleon Showed Up
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