| Built on an old railway line, the 35-mile track links Bordeaux with Sauveterre de Guyenne. |
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| The outbreak of war was motivated by a gradual rise in tension between the Kings of France and England about Guyenne, Flanders and Scotland. |
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| He made concessions in Guyenne, but reserved the right to reclaim territories arbitrarily confiscated. |
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| Edward III's aggression against Scotland, a French ally, prompted Philip VI to confiscate Guyenne. |
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| In practical terms, a judgment in Guyenne might be subject to an appeal to the French royal court. |
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| Therefore, sovereignty over Guyenne was a latent conflict between the two monarchies for several generations. |
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| By the 13th century the terms Aquitaine, Guyenne and Gascony were virtually synonymous. |
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| The dispute over Guyenne is even more important than the dynastic question in explaining the outbreak of the war. |
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| By 1450, the French had reconquered Normandy, and Guyenne the next year. |
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