The Edwardian War of 1337 to 1360 was the first phase of the Hundred Years' War between England and France. It was initiated by King Edward III of England claiming the French throne in defiance of Kin
The Battle of Crécy in 1346 (Jean Froissart's Chronicles)
16th-century portrait of Edward III of England
Statue of Edward III's moneylender William de la Pole
The Hundred Years' War was a conflict 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 Aquitaine and
Lenepveu, Jeanne d'Arc au siège d'Orléans