<human>:  When did the English and French start fighting?
<bot>: The English and French started fighting in 1337. The first major conflict was the Hundred Years War. It lasted for 100 years and ended in 1453. During the Hundred Years War, the French and English fought over control of Normandy, a region of France. The English eventually took over Normandy and the surrounding regions. The Hundred Years War was a long and bloody war that involved a lot of different countries.