The West, or rather England, France, and Germany, have never really been at good therms with each other. Even in ancient times, when the modern day countries didn't existed they were not in good relations. Be it spiritually or politically, they have always been on different frequencies. Spiritually, the biggest division occurred with the emergence of the Protestantism, which caused lot of conflicts and persecutions, with France remaining mostly Catholic, Germany becoming mostly Protestant, and England having both groups. Politically they have always been rivals, be it for dominance on mainland Europe, or around the world, they have constantly been in conflict with one another, resulting in numerous wars.
