Timeline of Key Dates | King Edward III Timeline Key events |
r.1327 - 1377 | Edward III reigned as King of England from 1327 - 1377 for 56 years. He was the son of the deposed King Edward II of England and Isabella of France |
1312 | Prince Edward of Windsor was born on November 13, 1312 at Windsor Castle |
1325 | Queen Isabella went to France to negotiate a solution to the disputes. Her eldest son, Prince Edward of Windsor accompanied her. |
1325 | Queen Isabella formed a liaison with Roger Mortimer and plotted against the decadent King Edward II and was determined to expel the powerful Despensers |
1326 | 4 September 1326: Isabella landed in Essex accompanied by Roger Mortimer and Prince Edward |
1326 | October 2 : King Edward II fled from London who supported Isabella |
1326 | November 16: King Edward II was and imprisoned in Monmouth Castle |
1327 | January King Edward II was forced to abdicate in favour of his son Edward who became King Edward III |
1327 | The coronation of Prince Edward was on February 1, 1327 when he became King Edward III |
1328 | King Edward was married to Philippa of Hainault (c. 1314-1369) |
| King Edward III and Queen Philippa had twelve children, seven sons ( only five survived) and five daughters - Edward, Prince of Wales - the Black Prince, Lionel, Duke of Clarence, John, Duke of Lancaster ( John of Gaunt), Edmund, Duke of York, Thomas, Duke of Gloucester. His daughters were called Isabella Plantagenet (1332 - 1382), Joan Plantagenet (1335 - 1348), Blanche Plantagenet (b. 1342), Mary Plantagenet (1344 - 1362) and Margaret Plantagenet (1346 - 1361) |
1330 | King Edward seized control of the English court, overthrowing Mortimer, who was executed, and removing Queen Isabella from power. |
1333 | Battle of Halidon Hill: King Edward III defeated the Scots |
1340 | January 26: Edward had a claim to the French throne and declared himself king of France |
1340 | Start of the Hundred Years War between England and France |
1346 | Battle of Crecy: The French were defeated at the Battle of Crecy. The Black Prince joined his father in this battle |
1347 | King Edward III founded the Order of the Garter as "a society, fellowship and college of knights." |
1347 - 1351 | The Black Death ravaged England |
1356 | The Battle of Poitiers: The Black Prince led England to the great victory at the Battle of Poitiers |
1360 | The Treaty of Bretigny: The English were given a three million crown ransom for the release of the captured French king, John II |
1369 | Queen Philippa died in 1369 |
1369 | King Edward took Alice Perrers as his mistress |
1376 | June 8: Edward, the Black Prince and eldest son of King Edward III died. His eldest son, Richard, became heir to the English throne and was given the title of Prince of Wales |
1376 | The "Good Parliament": Parliament criticised Edward's councillors, including family members of Alice Perrers |
1377 | King Edward III died: June 21, 1377 at Sheen Palace. He was buried in Westminster Abbey |
1377 | King Edward III was succeeded by Richard, the son of Edward the Black Prince. He was crowned King Richard II of England |
Timeline of Key Dates | King Edward III Timeline Key events |