Born
1312
Died
1377
Nationality
English
Events involving Edward III of England (13)
1327
ID: 2429
January 24, 1327
Edward II forced to abdicate - first English king to be deposed, 14-year-old Edward III crowned
ID: 2429
1330
ID: 2431
October 19, 1330
Nottingham Castle coup - Edward III seizes power at age 17, arrests Mortimer through secret tunnel
ID: 2431
1333
ID: 2433
July 19, 1333
Battle of Halidon Hill - Edward III defeats Scots, new military tactics with longbowmen prove devastating
ID: 2433
1337
ID: 2434
Hundred Years War begins - Edward III claims French throne through his mother Isabella
ID: 2434
1340
ID: 2435
June 24, 1340
Battle of Sluys - Edward III destroys French fleet, English control Channel for generation
ID: 2435
1346
ID: 2436
July 12, 1346
Edward III invades Normandy - chevauchée (destructive raid) strategy devastates French countryside
ID: 2436
1346
ID: 2437
August 26, 1346
Battle of Crécy - English longbows slaughter French knights, 16-year-old Black Prince wins his spurs
ID: 2437
1347
ID: 2438
August 3, 1347
Siege of Calais ends - Burghers of Calais spare city, Edward III gains vital English foothold in France for 200 years
ID: 2438
1348
ID: 2439
April 23, 1348
Order of the Garter founded - Edward III creates most prestigious chivalric order, 'Honi soit qui mal y pense'
ID: 2439
1351
ID: 2441
Statute of Laborers - attempt to freeze wages at pre-plague levels, maximum wage law fails
ID: 2441
1360
ID: 2443
Treaty of Brétigny - Edward III renounces French crown for enlarged Aquitaine, massive ransom for King John
ID: 2443
1376
ID: 2445
June 8, 1376
Death of Black Prince - Edward III's heir dies of dysentery, succession passes to 9-year-old Richard
ID: 2445
1377
ID: 2447
June 21, 1377
Death of Edward III - 50-year reign ends in senility, 10-year-old Richard II succeeds
ID: 2447