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Edward was the son of Edward II and his wife Isabella. He was born while his father was still king.
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Edward III was crowned after the depostion of his father Edward II. His mother and Roger Mortimer ruled behind him until Edward decided to take control.
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Edward married Philippa of Hainault. The marriage had been arranged before his coronation but took place after he was crowned.
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Edward finally decided to take charge and had Mortimer arrested and executed. Sometime after he also established the peace with the nobility by removing those who were not noble that were appointed by Roger or Edward II.
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Edward III claimed the French throne after the king of France had revoked the land in French that England had possession of. This began the Hundred Years War, a period of over 100 years of on and off fighting between the English and French.
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The English won this naval victory with Edward leading the fleet. The English defeated a French army that was signifcantly larger than their fleet. The English longbow was one of the reason why the English won this battle.
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The English defeated the larger French army near Abbeville on the Somme River.
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The was one of the greatest accomplishments made by the English during the Hundred Years War. Calais was a port city and, along with the victory of Sluys, the English gained control of the English Channel.
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The bubonic plague, also calld "Black Death", swept through England, killing 1/3 of it's population.
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The English army was led by the son of Edward III, Edward the Black Prince. He was an excellent warrior and would aid his father with developing strategies that would defeat armies much larger than the English.
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This treaty was signed by Edward III and King John II of France. The treaty symbolized the first phase of peace during the Hundred Years War. Edward III gained some lands in France but also had to release lands to France.
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Edward's wife passed away and after her death Edward began to seperate himself from England and his responsiblites.
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Edward III died after 50 years of successfully ruling England. His tomb was placed next to his wife's tomb in Westminster Abbey.
