Biography:King of England from February 1, 1327 until his death. Noted for his military success and for restoring royal authority after the disastrous reign of his father, Edward II.
He transformed the Kingdom of England into one of the most formidable military powers in Europe; his reign also saw vital developments in legislation and government, in particular the evolution of the English parliament.
He is one of only six British monarchs to have ruled England or its successor kingdoms for more than fifty years.
1327-01-25 King Edward III accedes to the English throne aged 14, after his mother Isabella of France, and her lover Roger Mortimer depose his father Edward II
1327-02-01 Edward III is crowned King of England aged 14, though the country is ruled by his mother Queen Isabella and her lover Roger Mortimer
1330-10-19 17-year-old English King Edward III captures his mother's lover and the country's de facto ruler Roger Mortimer at Nottingham Castle (later has him hanged)
1336-08-12 English King Edward III bans wool export to Flanders, later grants a company of merchants a monopoly on selling wool in attempt to maximise taxes
1340-01-26 English king Edward III proclaimed king of France
1344-04-23 Order of the Garter founded by English King Edward III, the most senior knighthood in the UK with just 24 living members plus the monarch (or 1348)
1346-08-26 Battle of Crécy, south of Calais in northern France; Edward III's English longbows defeat Philip VI's army, cannons used for first time in battle
1346-10-17 Battle of Neville's Cross: King David II of Scotland is captured by Edward III of England at Calais, and imprisoned in the Tower of London for eleven years
1347-08-04 English troops under Edward III conquer Calais, becomes strategic town for the English during Hundred Years' War
1348-04-23 The Order of Garter founded by English King Edward III, Britain's highest civic or military honor
1350-08-29 Battle of Winchelsea (or Les Espagnols sur Mer): The English naval fleet under King Edward III defeats a Castilian fleet of 40 ships
1363-01-19 English King Edward III introduces his Sumptuary Laws, restricting what people ate and wore to preserve social status (largely ignored)
1373-06-13 Anglo-Portuguese Treaty of Perpetual Alliance (world's oldest still in existence) signed in London between King Edward III of England and King Ferdinand I of Portugal
1377-07-16Richard II aged 10 crowned King of England at Westminster Abbey, succeeding his grandfather Edward III
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