Edward III

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noun

1312–77, king of England 1327–77 (son of Edward II).

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Words nearby Edward III

Edward, Edward I, Edwardian, Edwardian period, Edward II, Edward III, Edward IV, Edwards, Edwardsianism, Edwards, Jonathan, Edwards Plateau

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He stood aloof from Balliol, and, in spite of marked snubbing, steadily adhered to Edward.
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Edward, while busily arranging 'to cross seas' to Flanders, was also pushing forward preparations for a 'Scottish War.'
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British Dictionary definitions for Edward III

Edward III

noun

1312–77, king of England (1327–77); son of Edward II. His claim to the French throne in right of his mother Isabella provoked the Hundred Years' War (1337)

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