Definition that contains edward iii
- edward son of Edward III who defeated the French at Crecy and Poitiers in the Hundred Years' War (1330-1376)
- mortimer English nobleman who deposed Edward II and was executed by Edward III (1287-1330)
- calais a town in northern France on the Strait of Dover that serves as a ferry port to England; in 1347 it was captured by the English king Edward III after a long siege and remained in English hands until it was recaptured by the French king Henry II in 1558
- black prince son of Edward III who defeated the French at Crecy and Poitiers in the Hundred Years' War (1330-1376)
- philip vi king of France who founded the Valois dynasty; his dispute with Edward III over his succession led to the Hundred Years' War (1293-1350)
- duke of lancaster the fourth son of Edward III who was the effective ruler of England during the close of his father's reign and during the minority of Richard II; his son was Henry Bolingbroke (1340-1399)
- roger de mortimer English nobleman who deposed Edward II and was executed by Edward III (1287-1330)
- john of gaunt the fourth son of Edward III who was the effective ruler of England during the close of his father's reign and during the minority of Richard II; his son was Henry Bolingbroke (1340-1399)
- battle of crecy the first decisive battle of the Hundred Years' War; in 1346 the English under Edward III defeated the French under Philip of Valois
- philip of valois king of France who founded the Valois dynasty; his dispute with Edward III over his succession led to the Hundred Years' War (1293-1350)