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What if the English Kings maintained the attached empire in France, but never succeeded in claiming the throne of France?

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Would the different realms (Brittany, Anjou, Gascony, Guyenne etc) survive as separate states in a personal union, as Ireland was? Perhaps developing their own legislatures and national identities over time?
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