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Edward III

King of England from 1327 to 1377

35 dated entries naming Edward III, drawn from 23 separate years between 1312 CE and 1402 CE. Nothing here is written by us: each line is the sentence a Wikipedia year article used, and the link beside it opens the exact revision.

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14th century

  • 1312November 13 – Edward III, king of England and Ireland (d. 1377)source
  • 1314June 24 – Philippa of Hainault, queen consort of Edward III (d. 1369)source
  • 1325September 12 – Edward II is persuaded not to go to France by Hugh Despenser the Elder, his chief adviser. He decides to send his 12-year-old son, Prince Edward of Windsor, to go to Paris and to pay homage instead. Before the young Edward departs, he is bestowed with the title of Count of Ponthieu. Charles IV gives his consent for him to receive the English Aquitaine.source
  • 1325September 24 – Edward, Prince of Wales pays homage to King Charles IV of France on behalf of his father, King Edward II of England.source
  • 1326August 27 – Queen Isabella of France draws up a marriage contract between the 13-year-old Prince Edward of England (the future Edward III) and Philippa of Hainault, guaranteeing that the wedding will take place within two years (which it does).source
  • 1327February 1 – The coronation of King Edward III as ruler of England takes place at Westminster Abbey with the approval of the English Parliament. Walter Reynolds, Archbishop of Canterbury, places the crown upon the new King.source
  • 1327January 25 – The 14-year-old Crown Prince, Edward, is proclaimed King of England in London, with his mother Isabella serving as his regent.source
  • 1330June 15 – Edward the Black Prince, son of Edward III of England (d. 1376)source
  • 1330October 19 – King Edward III of England starts his personal reign, arresting his regent Roger Mortimer, and having him executed.source
  • 1337August – Second War of Scottish Independence: English forces relieve Stirling Castle, ending Edward III of England's last campaign in Scotland.source
  • 1337October – Hundred Years' War: Edward III of England formally rejects Philip VI's claim to the French throne, initiating hostilities between France and England.source
  • 1338Hundred Years' War: Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor appoints Edward III of England as a vicar-general of the Holy Roman Empire. Louis supports Edward's claim to the French throne, under the terms of the Treaty of Koblenz.source
  • 1341June 5 – Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York, son of King Edward III of England (d. 1402)source
  • 1346July – Edward III orders the closing of English ports to stop information from reaching France.source
  • 1346July 11–12 – Edward III and the English army cross the English Channel and begin an invasion of France.source
  • 1346June 24 – The leaders of Ghent, Bruges and Ypres agree to support Edward III.source
  • 1350August 29 – Battle of Winchelsea (Les Espagnols sur Mer) off the south coast of England: An English fleet personally commanded by King Edward III defeats a Castilian fleet.source
  • 1355January 7 – Thomas of Woodstock, Duke of Gloucester, son of King Edward III of England (d. 1397)source
  • 1356ca. February – Burnt Candlemas: Edward III of England burns down every town and village in Lothian, Scotland.source
  • 1356January 20 – Edward Balliol surrenders his title as King of Scotland, to Edward III of England.source
  • 1362November – Lionel of Antwerp, son of King Edward III of England, is created Duke of Clarence.source
  • 1362October 13 – The Chancellor of England for the first time opens Parliament with a speech in English. Under Edward III, the Pleading in English Act makes English rather than Law French the official language in English law courts.source
  • 1368February 24 – King Edward III of England summons the English Parliament to meet at Westminster on May 1.source
  • 1368October 7 – Lionel of Antwerp, Duke of Clarence, son of Edward III of England (b. 1338)source
  • 1369August 15 – Philippa of Hainault, wife of King Edward III, dies after 39 years as Queen consort of England.source
  • 1369August 15 – Philippa of Hainault, queen of Edward III of England (b. 1311) (dropsy)source
  • 1371September 21 – John of Gaunt, son of King Edward III of England, marries Constance of Castile, daughter of King Pedro of Castile, giving John a claim to the throne of Castile.source
  • 1372January 29 – John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster and the third son of England's King Edward III, begins a claim to the throne of Spain's Crown of Castile after his September 21 marriage to Princess Constance of Castile. King Pedro of Castile, who was killed by his brother, who took control as King Enrique II, in 1369.source
  • 1374May 20 – Edward the Black Prince, eldest son and heir apparent to England's King Edward III, presides over a council of bishops and nobles at Westminster on Whitsunday to review a demand by Pope Gregory XI for a subsidy from England to help the Papal States in the war against the Republic of Florence. In his letter, the Pope asserts his right as Lord Spiritual and refers to himself as "Lord of all". The English nobles conclude, and the bishops agree, that the Kingdom of England will not be subject to the Pope's authority.source
  • 1376June 7 – The day before his death, Prince Edward of Wales, heir to the English throne and known as "The Black Prince" summons his father, King Edward III, and brother, John of Gaunt, and makes them swear to uphold the claim to the throne of his son Richard. Edward is the first "English" Prince of Wales (as opposed to Welsh) not to become King of England.source
  • 1376June 8 – Edward the Black Prince, son of King Edward III of England (b. 1330)source
  • 1377July 16 – Richard II, the 10-year-old grandson of Edward III, is crowned king of England at Westminster Abbey. A minority government is established, and a series of continual councils rule on his behalf until 1381.source
  • 1377June 21 – After a reign of more than 50 years, King Edward III of England dies at Sheen Palace in Richmond at the age of 64. His 10-year-old grandson, Prince Richard of Woodstock, succeeds to the throne as King Richard II. Richard is the son of King Edward's oldest son, Edward the Black Prince, who had died a year earlier.source
  • 1383April 30 - Anne of Gloucester, English countess, granddaughter of King Edward III of England (d. 1438)source

15th century

  • 1402August 1 – Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York, English nobleman, last surviving son of King Edward III (b. 1341)source

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