British-French relations are bilateral diplomatic relations between Great Britain and France .
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History
The countries have been maintaining relations for a long time, there were both periods of war and periods of strategic union. Both states were part of the Roman Empire (except for Scotland and Northern Ireland ). From 1337 to 1453 there was a series of military conflicts between England and its allies, on the one hand, and France and its allies, which ended in the victory of the French. In 1904, the Anglo-French Agreement was signed, which put an end to centuries of hostility and served as the beginning of a strategic alliance. Countries were allies in World War I and World War II . Both countries have consistently opposed the policies of the Soviet Union during the Cold War and were founders of NATO . In recent years, countries have established even closer relations, especially on defense and foreign policy [1] .
In 2015, about 350,000 French lived in the UK and approximately 400,000 British lived in France [2] .
Notes
- ↑ Britain and France: the impossible, indispensable relationship , The Economist
- ↑ (French) Royaume-Uni - France Diplomacie