# Edward III - King of England

URL: https://english-history.com/rulers/edward-iii
Reign: 1327 - 1377
Born-Died: 1312 - 1377
Dynasty: Plantagenets
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_III_of_England

Edward III restored royal authority after his father's deposition and launched the Hundred Years' War by pressing a claim to the French crown. Victories at Crécy and Poitiers made his reign a high point of medieval English military prestige.

## Succession
- Preceded by: [Edward II](https://english-history.com/rulers/edward-ii)
- Succeeded by: [Richard II](https://english-history.com/rulers/richard-ii)

## Timeline events during this reign
- 1327 - [Edward II is deposed](https://english-history.com/timeline/1327-edward-ii-is-deposed)
- 1328 - [Treaty of Edinburgh–Northampton](https://english-history.com/timeline/1328-treaty-of-edinburgh-northampton)
- 1332 - [Commons emerges as a distinct parliamentary group](https://english-history.com/timeline/1332-commons-emerges-as-a-distinct-parliamentary-group)
- 1337 - [Hundred Years' War begins](https://english-history.com/timeline/1337-hundred-years-war-begins)
- 1340 - [Battle of Sluys](https://english-history.com/timeline/1340-battle-of-sluys)
- 1346 - [Battle of Crécy](https://english-history.com/timeline/1346-battle-of-crecy)
- 1347 - [Calais falls to Edward III](https://english-history.com/timeline/1347-calais-falls-to-edward-iii)
- 1348 - [Black Death reaches Britain](https://english-history.com/timeline/1348-black-death-reaches-britain)
- 1351 - [Statute of Labourers](https://english-history.com/timeline/1351-statute-of-labourers)
- 1356 - [Battle of Poitiers](https://english-history.com/timeline/1356-battle-of-poitiers)
- 1362 - [English becomes an official language of the courts](https://english-history.com/timeline/1362-english-becomes-an-official-language-of-the-courts)
- 1376 - [Good Parliament](https://english-history.com/timeline/1376-good-parliament)
- 1377 - [Richard II becomes king](https://english-history.com/timeline/1377-richard-ii-becomes-king)