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France [r]: Western European republic (population c. 64.1 million; capital Paris) extending across Europe from the English Channel in the north-west to the Mediterranean in the south-east; bounded by Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Monaco, Andorra and Spain; founding member of the European Union. Colonial power in Southeast Asia until 1954. ^[e]
Hundred Years War [r]: Lengthy, intermittent warfare between English and French forces over feudal territorial rights and succession to the French crown. ^[e]

Heresy [r]: A deviation from a religious orthodoxy. ^[e]
Inquisition [r]: Add brief definition or description
Roman Catholic Church [r]: The largest of several Christian churches that holds communion with the Pope in Rome, claiming direct succession from Saint Peter. ^[e]
Saint [r]: Person honoured or officially recognised within a religion due to their holiness. ^[e]
Mark Twain [r]: (1835-1910) Pen name of Samuel Clemens, a leading American novelist and humorist of the late 19th century. ^[e]
George Bernard Shaw [r]: (1856 - 1950) Irish playwright, writer, socialist propagandist, and art, music and drama critic who won the Nobel Prize for literature in 1925. ^[e]
Battle of Agincourt [r]: Add brief definition or description
John Hus [r]: (1370 - 1415) Bohemian religious reformer who was excommunicated by the Roman Catholic Church and burned at the stake as a heretic. ^[e]
Crossdressing [r]: The act of dressing in clothing which the society in which one lives considers to be appropriate only for a member of the opposite gender. ^[e]
Amazons [r]: In Greek mythology, members of a legendary nation of female warriors. ^[e]
Charles VII of France [r]: Add brief definition or description
Knight [r]: Term used in the Middle Ages for a warrior of noble ancestry. ^[e]
Torture [r]: Add brief definition or description