What role did Flanders have in the outbreak of the Hundred Year's War?
A) England had close economic ties to Flanders, which bordered France.
B) Edward III's mother was Flemish.
C) English kings had claimed for centuries to be rightful counts of Flanders.
D) Several fourteenth-century popes were Flemish.
E) France supplied the wool for the Flemish cloth industry.
Answer: A
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