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Edward III.
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
or King of England (1327-1377), son of the preceding, married Philippa of Hainault; during his boyhood the government was carried on by a council of regency; in 1328 the independence of Scotland was recognised, and nine years later began the Hundred Years' War with France, memorable in this reign for the heroic achievements of edward-the-black-prince">Edward the Black Prince (q. v .), the king's eldest son; associated with this reign are the glorious victories of Crécy and Poitiers, and the great naval battle at Sluys, one of the earliest victories of English arms at sea; these successes were not maintained in the later stages of the war, and the treaty of Bretigny involved the withdrawal of Edward's claim to the French crown; in 1376 the Black Prince died.
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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Edward III.'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/e/edward-iii.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
