Maine, a traditional province in western [[France]], was a medieval county lying between [[Normandy]] and [[Anjou]]. After a century of strife between the two, it was annexed by Anjou in 1126, and came into [[English]] hands with the accession of Henry of Anjou to the throne of England as [[Henry II]] in 1154. | Maine, a traditional province in western [[France]], was a medieval county lying between [[Normandy]] and [[Anjou]]. After a century of strife between the two, it was annexed by Anjou in 1126, and came into [[English]] hands with the accession of Henry of Anjou to the throne of England as [[Henry II]] in 1154. |