War Between the English and the French

Word comes from the North that the English King Edward, the Third of that Name, has made a case that his mother being the last remaining descendant of Phillip the Fair of France, he is the rightful heir to the throne of France. Needless to say, the French see it differently and war is in prospect between these two nations.

While this is of little matter to most in Italy, it is said that Edward is borrowing heavily from some of the great Banking Houses of Florence, notably the Bardi. In Rome sympathies tend to lie with the English, but this is simply because they are not French.