Hundred Years' War
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The Hundred Years' War was a series of conflicts between the kingdoms of England and France and a civil war in France during the late Middle Ages. It emerged from feudal disputes over the Duchy of Aqu
Bataille de la Rochelle
Schlacht von Azincourt
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Lenepveu, Jeanne d'Arc au siège d'Orléans
Edward III
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Edward III, also known as Edward of Windsor before accession, was King of England from January 1327 until his death in 1377. He is noted for his military success and for restoring royal authority afte
Hundred Years' War
…during the late Middle Ages. It emerged from feudal disputes over the Duchy of Aquitaine and was triggered by a claim to the French throne made by Edward III of England. The war grew into a broader military, economic, and political struggle involving factions from across Western Europe, fuelled by emerging nationalism…
Posthumous drawing as head of the Order of the Garter, c. 1430–1440 in the Bruges Garter Book
To mark his claim to the French crown, Edward III quartered the arms of France, placing them in the first and fourth quarters. English stained glass, c. 1350 – 1377.
Portrayal of Edward's appointment as Vicar-General of the Holy Roman Empire by Emperor Louis IV in the late fourteenth-century Chronicles of Jean Froissart
Groat featuring Edward III