Bordeaux has been a flourishing town since Roman times, serving as the capital of the province of Aquitania under the Romans and was a major educational center in Gaul. The region came under English control in 1154 when Henry II, the husband of Eleanor of Aquitaine, became king of England. The French expelled the English at the conclusion of the Hundred Years’ War (1453) and Bordeaux became part of France.
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