England’s little-studied conquest of France during the Hundred Years War is absorbingly recounted by Barker. In 1417, Henry V invaded France to annex Normandy, which he believed to be his ...

England have only reached the last four on three occasions and, were they to beat France, it would be the first time they have reached the semi-final at consecutive World Cups.

THE EU was accused of trying to "wipe the UK off the map" when a plan to merge parts of England and France into a new region with its own flag was exposed by Tory ministers before Brexit.

Holders England kick off their Euro 2025 campaign against France in a heavyweight Group D clash in Zurich this evening. In one of the matches of the whole group stage, the Lionesses begin their ...