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King of England. He claimed the French throne and started the Hundred Years' War, achieving military successes such as the Battle of Crecy. He is a person who thinks about the relationship between England and France in the Middle Ages.
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Birth
France
Campaign
Beginning of the Hundred Years' War
1337
War · Leader
Battle of Crécy
1346
Battle · Commander
Map: Natural Earth (PD)
He was born as a prince of the Plantagenet dynasty and ascended to the throne at a young age. The English royal family had territory and marital ties in France, and the question of succession to the throne in both countries was complicated.
He started the Hundred Years' War with a claim to the French throne and gained an advantage by capturing Crecy and Calais. Parliament and finance were incorporated into the war effort, and the relationship between the royal power and the warring states was deepened.
Edward III's wars were both chivalrous honor and practical financial and military mobilization. Changes in tactics, such as the use of longbowmen, also changed the face of medieval warfare.
When you study Edward III, you realize that the Hundred Years' War was not just a struggle for the throne, but a long war that affected royal authority, parliament, taxation, and national consciousness. It is the key to understanding state formation in late medieval Europe, and allows us to trace the relationship between war and institutions.
