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Edward III (13 November 1312 – 21 June 1377), also known as Edward of Windsor before his accession, was King of England from January 1327 until his death in 1377. He is noted for his military success and for restoring royal authority after the disastrous and unorthodox reign of his father, Edward II. Edward III transformed the Kingdom of England into one of the most formidable military powers in Europe. His fifty-year reign was one of the longest in English history, and saw vital developments in legislation and government, in particular the evolution of the English Parliament, as well as the ravages of the Black Death. He outlived his eldest son, Edward the Black Prince, and the throne passed to his grandson, Richard II.
In 1337, Philip VI of France confiscated the English king's Duchy of Aquitaine and the county of Ponthieu. Instead of seeking a peaceful resolution to the conflict by paying homage to the French king, as his father had done, Edward responded by laying claim to the French crown as the grandson of Philip IV. The French rejected this based on the precedents for agnatic succession set in 1316 and 1322. Instead, they upheld the rights of Philip IV's nephew, King Philip VI (an agnatic descendant of the House of France), thereby setting the stage for the Hundred Years' War.
On 26 January 1340, Edward III gathered with his supporters in the marketplace of Ghent. One of the most powerful rulers in Europe, Edward was not only King of England but also boasted a clutch of other titles that together made up the Angevin Empire. Angevin control extended over a thousand miles, from as far north as Edinburgh to the Mediterranean territories of Toulouse. Edward had summoned this host in Flanders in an audacious bid to extend his power and become the undisputed champion of Europe. He planned to augment his complicated collection of kingdoms, lordships, dukedoms, counties, principalities, fiefs, towns and castles with the most glittering prize of all: the Kingdom of France. In the middle ages, heraldry was far more than a colourful decoration for shields, uniforms and banners. It was the visual projection of power and spoke in a rich and complex language of symbols, colours and history. On that wintery day in Ghent, Edward would unveil a new coat of arms and, in doing so, tip his kingdom into a deadly struggle with France lasting more than century.
To mark his claim to the French crown, Edward quartered the arms of France, placing them in the first and fourth quarters.
In the early years of the war, the English, led by their king and his son Edward, the Black Prince, saw resounding successes (notably at Crécy in 1346 and at Poitiers in 1356 where King John II of France was taken prisoner).
The Hundred Years' War (French: La guerre de Cent Ans; Picard: Dgère d'Un Chint An; 1337–1453) was a series of armed conflicts between the kingdoms of England and France during the Late Middle Ages. It originated from English claims to the French throne. The war grew into a broader power struggle involving factions from across Western Europe, fueled by emerging nationalism on both sides.
Since the days of William the Conqueror, the royal arms of England had featured a golden lion against a bright red background (or, to use the language of heraldry, gules, lions passant guardant in pale or armed and langued azure). By the time of King Richard I, the design had settled to a familiar three golden lions on a red background.
![Royal Arms of England created under the orders of Edward III and incorporating the flour-de-lis of France By Sodacan This vector image was created with Inkscape. (Own work) [GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html) or CC-BY-SA-3.0-2.5-2.0-1.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons](http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ARoyal_Arms_of_England_(1340-1367).svg)
Edward’s new coat of arms retained the traditional arms of England, but quartered them with the Royal Arms of France – golden fleurs-de-lis on a blue background. This was the visual manifestation of Edward’s claim to the throne of France. His heraldry now proclaimed to the world that he considered himself to be both King of England and France. Such a bold assertion would meet with immediate, ferocious and prolonged opposition from his Valois rivals.
The visual claim raised by Edward was met by a heraldic repost from King of France. He summoned his knights and vassals to the royal cathedral of Saint Denis and raised the Oriflamme. The Oriflamme took its name from the Latin aurea flamma meaning ‘golden flame’. It was a long, flowing banner of striking red silk flown from a golden lance. Some descriptions highlight a golden sun and fiery rays whilst others merely highlight its blood-red colour.
The significance of this act would not have been lost on the audience; the Oriflamme was displayed on the battlefield when no quarter was to be given. It was a symbol of French military power and pride and made it clear that the fight for France would be a struggle to the end.
The French fleur-de-lis would remain long after England ceased to hold any territory on the continent. The Royal Arms of England and then the Royal Arms of the United Kingdom would carry this claim to the French Crown until 1801 when it was removed by George III.
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