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| 1312 | Baptism |  |
| 17th Nov Windsor Castle Baptized in the old chapel of St Edward in Windsor Castle |
| 1312 | Birth | |
| 13th Nov Windsor Castle Birth of Edward III, son of Edward II & Isabella of France |
| 1312 | Peerage | |
| 24th Nov Chester Created Earl of Chester |
| 1312 | Rebellion | |
| The King's favourite Piers Gaveston is captured & executed |
| 1318 | Restoration | |
| Leake A treaty signed at Leake between Edward & the Barons restores Edward II to the throne |
| 1318 | Treaty of Leake | |
| Leake A treaty signed at Leake between Edward & the Barons restores Edward II to the throne |
| Leake Provides a standing Council to advise King & Parliament to observe the "ordinances" |
| 1325 | Peerage | |
| Ponthieu Created Count of Ponthieu |
| Gascony Created Duke of Gascony |
| 1326 | Invasion of England | |
| Sep Orwell Edward III lands in Suffolk with Isabella's invasion fleet |
| Sep Dordecht Edward III sails with Isabella's invasion fleet |
| 1326 | Keeper Realm | |
| Appointed Keeper of the Realm by the magnates |
| 1326 | Succession | |
| 26th Oct Succeeds as King of England |
| 1327 | Arrest | |
| Tower of London Held at the Tower of London by Roger de Mortimer |
| 1327 | Burial | |
| Gloucester Attends Edward II's burial & builds an impressive baroque shrine where his father lies |
| 1327 | Diplomacy | |
| Berwick Edward's sister Joan marries Robert the Bruce's heir, David, at Berwick |
| Recognizes Robert the Bruce as King of Scotland |
| 1327 | Marriage | |
| Berwick Edward's sister Joan marries Robert the Bruce's heir, David, at Berwick |
| 1327 | Regency | |
| 25th Jan London Placed under the dual control of a regency Council of Barons led by Henry of Lancaster |
| 1327 | Succession | |
| 25th Jan Court is dominated by Roger de Mortimer while Edward is held at the Tower of London |
| 25th Jan Succeeds as King of ngland, age 14 at his succession |
| 1328 | Independence | |
| Edinburgh The treaty of Edinburgh recognizes Scottish independence under Robert I |
| Northampton The treaty of Northampton ratifies Scottish independence |
| 1328 | Invasion of France | |
| Edward's claim to the French throne is used to launch an attack |
| 1328 | Marriage | |
| 24th Jan York Marries Philippa of Hainault, daughter of William I Count of Hainault, in York Minster |
| 1328 | Succession | |
| Charles IV dies, Edward claims the French throne through his mother, Charles ' sister |
| Edward's claim to the French throne is used to launch an attack |
| Succeeds as King of England, full succession to the throne |
| 1328 | Treaty of Edinburgh | |
| Edinburgh The treaty of Edinburgh is ratified in England by the treaty of Northampton |
| Edinburgh The treaty of Edinburgh recognizes Scottish independence under Robert I |
| 1328 | Treaty of Northampton | |
| Northampton The English agree to return the Stone of Scone & surrender the Ragman Roll |
| Northampton The treaty of Edinburgh is ratified in England by the treaty of Northampton |
| Northampton The treaty of Northampton provides for marriage between Edward's sister Joan & Bruce's son David |
| Northampton The treaty of Northampton ratifies Robert the Bruce's Scottish throne & acknowledges Robert the Bruce's victory in the Scottish War of Independence |
| 1329 | Death | |
| London Robert I dies, Edward Is free to support the House of Balliols against the Bruces |
| 1329 | Homage | |
| Amiens Pays homage to Philip at Amiens |
| 1330 | Arrest | |
| Oct Has Mortimer executed |
| 19th Oct Nottingham Arrests Mortimer in the Queen Mother's Chamber Nottingham Castle |
| 20th Oct Kings Lynn Edward III arrests his mother & keeps her at Castle Rising for the rest of her life |
| 20th Oct Kings Lynn Keeps his mother, Isabella, imprisoned in Norfolk for the rest of her life |
| 1330 | Parliament | |
| 20th Oct London Takes the government into his own hands & sends out writs summoning a new Parliament |
| 1330 | Succession | |
| 20th Oct Assumes personal rule & keeps his mother, Isabella, imprisoned in Norfolk |
| 20th Oct Succeeds as King of England |
| 1330 | Trial | |
| Tries Thomas Berkeley for the assassination of Edward II but he is found innocent |
| 1333 | Battle of Halidon Hill | |
| 19th July Halidon Hill Defeats the Scots led by Archibald Douglas |
| 19th July Halidon Hill One of the first uses of the English longbow |
| 19th July Halidon Hill Revenge for Edward II's defeat at Bannockburn |
| 19th July Halidon Hill The Scots lose 70 Lords including Earl Douglas & the Earl of Mar |
| 1333 | Capture of Berwick | |
| Berwick Captures Berwick-upon-Tweed in suppoprt of Edward Balliol |
| 1333 | Lord Paramount Scotland | |
| Appointed Lord Paramount of Scotland |
| 1333 | Siege of Berwick | |
| Berwick Captures Berwick-upon-Tweed in suppoprt of Edward Balliol |
| 1333 | Siege of Newcastle | |
| Newcastle The Scots capture Newcastle |
| 1334 | Diplomacy | |
| London Philippe VI announces that the English invasion of Scotland must stop |
| Acquitaine Philippe VI says peace in Aquitaine must include peace in Scotland |
| 1334 | Exile of Edward III | |
| Chƒteau Gaillard Philip VI of France offers to bring David II and his court to France for asylum, and in May they arrive in France, setting up a court-in-exile at Chƒteau-Gaillard in Normandy |
| 1334 | Homage | |
| 19th June London Edward Balliol agrees to pay Edward III homage |
| 1334 | Invasion of Scotland | |
| Edward III invades again in 1334, but he accomplishes little and retreats in February 1335 due to bad weather |
| 1335 | Guardian | |
| July Following Edward's return to England, the remaining leaders of the Scots resistance choose Sir Andrew Murray as Guardian |
| 1335 | Invasion of England | |
| Isle of Wight A State of Emergency declared in face of imminent French invasion |
| 1335 | Invasion of Scotland | |
| Feb Edward III invades again in 1334, but he accomplishes little and retreats in February 1335 due to bad weather |
| July Edward III and Edward Balliol return again in July with an army of 13,000, and advance through Scotland, first to Glasgow and then Perth, where Edward III installs himself |
| 1335 | Peace | |
| Benedict XII saves the Crusade by getting England to agree a 6 month truce |
| England & France unite for the Crusade after France has no need to ally with Scotland |
| Murray negotiates a truce with Edward until April 1336, during which time, various French and Papal emissaries attempt to negotiate a peace between the two countries |
| 1335 | Siege of Glasgow | |
| July Glasgow Edward III and Edward Balliol return again in July with an army of 13,000, and advance through Scotland, first to Glasgow and then Perth, where Edward III installs himself |
| 1335 | Siege of Perth | |
| July Perth Edward III and Edward Balliol return again in July with an army of 13,000, and advance through Scotland, first to Glasgow and then Perth, where Edward III installs himself |
| July Perth Some Scots leaders, including the Earl of Atholl and the High Steward submit themselves to Edward III at Perth |
| 1336 | Invasion of Scotland | |
| Returns from Scotland because of a threat of invasion by the French |
| The invasion is called off because of rumors of a French fleet sailing for Scotland |
| 1337 | Capture of Gascony | |
| Gascony Philip IV captures Gascony from Edward III |
| 1337 | Declaration of War | |
| Antwerp Edward III crosses to Antwerp & invades France beginning the Hundred Years war |
| Paris The Bishop of Lincoln challenges "Philippe, who calls himself King of France" |
| 1337 | Immigration | |
| London Invites the Flemings to England who establish a cloth indistry |
| 1337 | Invasion of France | |
| Antwerp Edward III crosses to Antwerp & invades France beginning the Hundred Years war |
| Invades the main ally of Scotland |
| 1337 | Oath | |
| Amiens Revokes the oath of Amiens which recognized Philip VI's rule over Aquitaine |
| 1337 | Reform | |
| London Abbeys must sell their silver plate & towns must tax their traders & citizens |
| London Parliament raises taxes to 10th of all "movables" & a 15th of the value of all lands |
| London Raises a scutage to finance a professionally led army not manned by volunteers |
| 1337 | Rule of Aquitaine | |
| Amiens Revokes the oath of Amiens which recognized Philip VI's rule over Aquitaine |
| 1337 | Siege of Antwerp | |
| Antwerp Edward III crosses to Antwerp & invades France beginning the Hundred Years war |
| 1337 | Succession | |
| 7th Oct Casts doubt on the legitamacy of Philip of France & claims the throne for himself |
| 1338 | Alliance | |
| Flanders Flemish weavers support Edward's claim to the French throne after a commercial treaty |
| Koblenz Gains the support of the Holy Roman Emperor Louis IV in his claim to the French throne |
| 16th July Orwell Sails from Orwell to Antwerp then marches to Koblenz to join the German Allies |
| 1338 | Declaration of War | |
| 6th May Cancels the truce with France after the attack on Portsmouth & the Isle of Wight |
| 1338 | Succession | |
| 7th Oct Proclaims himself King of England & France |
| 1338 | Treaty of Flanders | |
| Flanders Flemish weavers support Edward's claim to the French throne after a commercial treaty |
| 1339 | Invasion of France | |
| Invades France for the 1st time, without success |
| 1340 | Alliance | |
| 26th Jan Flanders Edward III allies himself with the Flemish towns |
| 1340 | Battle of Sluys | |
| 24th June Sluys Wins a naval victory over the French fleet to transport his forces across to France |
| 1340 | Budget | |
| Florence Florentine bankers agree to finance Edward III |
| 1340 | Invasion of England | |
| Isle of Wight French raid gains ground at St Helens before being repulsed |
| 1340 | Invasion of France | |
| Edward launches a campaign in Northern France |
| 30th Nov Edward returns to England |
| 1340 | Invasion of Loire | |
| River Loire Philip VI invades the English fiefs South of the Loire |
| 1340 | Peace | |
| 30th Nov London Returns to England after agreeing a truce with France |
| 1340 | Succession | |
| 26th Jan Assumes the title of King of France |
| 26th Jan Claims the French throne from his mother who is heiress of her brother Charles IV |
| 1340 | Treaty of Esplechin | |
| Esplechin The cost of the war leads Edward III to sign a truce with Philip VI |
| 1341 | Capture of Newcastle | |
| Newcastle The Scots capture Newcastle |
| 1341 | Rule of Brittany | |
| Brittany Edward III supports John de Montfort, Philip VI supports Charles de Blois |
| Brittany The Duke of Brittany dies leading to a war of succession |
| 1343 | Alliance | |
| Brittany Philip supports Charles of Blois , Edward supports de Montfort |
| 1344 | Conference of Avignon | |
| Avignon Edward bids for Gascony but the conference ends without a settlement |
| Avignon Presided over by Pope Clement |
| 1345 | Alliance | |
| Brittany The 2 year Dynastic War in Brittany ends in a truce |
| 1346 | Arrest | |
| 4th Sep Neville's Cross David II is taken prisoner at the battle of Neville's Cross |
| 17th Oct Tower of London Imprisoned in the Tower & ransomed for œ100,00 |
| 1346 | Battle of Crecy | |
| 26th Aug Crecy 20,000 English bowmen & infantry defeat Philip's army of 60,000 |
| 26th Aug Crecy Edward III marches on Calais which surrenders & is used as a base for further attacks |
| 1346 | Battle of Neville's Cross | |
| 4th Sep Neville's Cross David II is taken prisoner |
| 4th Sep Calais Edward's forces are in Calais |
| 4th Sep Neville's Cross The Scots attack but are defeated by the Archbishop of York, de la Zouche |
| 1346 | Capture of Caen | |
| 27th July Caen Captures Caen on the River Orne which blocks his way to Crecy |
| 1346 | Invasion of France | |
| Isle of Wight Edward III sets sail from St Helens to invade Normandy |
| July Porchester Sets sail with 9,000 archers, 4,000 infantry & 2,000 cavalry for a 2nd invasion |
| 12th July Normandy Lands with an army of men-at-arms & bowmen on the Conten Peninsula, Normandy |
| 16th Aug Poissy Finds a repairable bridge at Poissy near Paris & crosses it |
| 1346 | Invasion of Gascony | |
| 12th July La Hogue Lands at la Hogue after the siege of Aigullon, to relieve Gascony, Flanders & Brittany |
| 1346 | Invasion of Normandy | |
| Isle of Wight Edward III sets sail from St Helens to invade Normandy |
| 1346 | Retreat Edward III | |
| 22nd Aug River Somme Philip destroys the Somme bridges but a ford is crossed & Edward retreats to Flanders |
| 1346 | Siege of Calais | |
| 4th Sep Calais Begins the siege of Calais |
| 1346 | Siege of Seine | |
| 16th Aug River Seine The lower Seine bridges have been destroyed, Edward could be stranded |
| 1347 | Capture of Calais | |
| Calais England captures Calais |
| 4th Aug Calais Calais falls after a year long siege |
| 4th Aug Calais Defeats Philip VI by biding time & overcoming superior forces, a truce is then signed |
| 1347 | Peace | |
| 28th Sep Signs a truce with Philip IV |
| 1348 | Knights of the Garter | |
| 23rd April London Establishes the Knights of the Garter |
| 1350 | Plague | |
| The population of England is 1/2 of that in 1315 |
| 1351 | Battle of Taillebourg | |
| 8th April Taillebourg Defeats a French army invading Gascony |
| 8th April Taillebourg Guy de Nesle, Marshal of France, is captured by the English & ransomed |
| 1351 | Statute Provisors | |
| London Deems Edward as "patron paramount" of the English Church against control by the Pope |
| 1352 | Invasion of Scotland | |
| Called Burnt Candlemas because, the Feast of the Purification of the Virgin |
| Invades Scotland from the Tweed to the Forth |
| 1354 | Treaty of Guines | |
| Guines Offered Poitou, Aquitaine, Anjou, Maine Touraine & Calais for the French throne |
| Guines The treaty is not ratified because Edward III will not give up the French throne |
| 1355 | Birth | |
| Birth of Thomas Woods tock son of Edward III & Philippa of Hainault |
| 1355 | Lieutenant Gascony | |
| 9th Sep Gascony Edward the Black Prince is appointed Lieutenant in Gascony, he departs for Gascony to take up duties |
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