Here is a powerpoint presentation on King Edward the third of England for my Medieval Studies class.

1. KING EDWARD THE THIRD
OF ENGLAND
BY KRIS HECKERT

2. WHO IS EDWARD THE THIRD?

3. EDWARD THE THIRD WAS….
• EDWARD THE THIRD WAS THE KING OF ENGLAND FROM JANUARY 25TH 1327 TO
HIS DEATH IN JUNE OF 1377. HIS LONG RULE MARKS ONE OF THE FEW TIMES IN
ENGLISH HISTORY THAT A KING RULER CONSECUTIVELY FOR FIFTY OR MORE
YEARS.
• HIS FATHER WAS EDWARD THE SECOND OF ENGLAND AND HIS MOTHER WAS
ISABELLA OF FRANCE.
• ALTHOUGH HE WAS CROWNED AT AGE 14- A TIME WHEN VERY PEOPLE COULD
BE PRODUCTIVE RULERS- AND HE HAD TO DEAL WITH THE EFFECTS OF THE
BLACK DEATH, IT HAS BECOME A POPULAR OPINION IN RECENT YEARS THAT HE
HAS BEEN NOTED FOR HIS ACHIEVEMENTS.

4. THE LIFE OF EDWARD THE THIRD CONT.
• HE WAS ENGAGED TO HIS WIFE WHEN SHE WAS ABOUT 12 AND HE WAS AN
INFANT. HER NAME WAS PHILIPPA OF HAINAULT. THEY GOT MARRIED JANUARY
24TH OF 1327 AND HAD A SON TOGETHER ON JUNE 15 1330.

5. WHAT WERE THE IDEAS OF EDWARD THE
THIRD?

6. EDWARD THE THIRD’S IDEAS INCLUDE….
• EDWARD THE THIRD WAS NOT ONE FOR SCOTTISH INDEPENDENCE, AND
ACTUALLY QUITE DISLIKED THE TREATY WHICH ENDED THE CONFLICT BETWEEN
SCOTLAND AND ENGLAND FOR A TIME.
• EDWARD BELIEVED THAT SINCE HE WAS THE GRANDSON OF THE PHILIP THE
FOURTH OF FRANCE, HE WAS THE RIGHTFUL HEIR TO THE FRENCH THRONE. HE
ONLY BEGAN ON THIS IDEA WHEN THE FRENCH TOOK AWAY HIS DUCHY OF
AQUITAINE.

7. WHAT DID HE DO DURING HIS LIFE?

8. DURING HIS LIFE, EDWARD…
• IN HIS LIFE, EDWARD WOULD BEGIN ONE OF THE
LONGEST CONFLICTS IN HISTORY BETWEEN THE
ENGLISH AND THE FRENCH- WHICH WOULD LATER BE
CALLED THE HUNDRED YEARS’ WAR. DESPITE THE
FACT IT LASTED 116 YEARS.
• WHEN HE WAS LESS THEN A YEAR OLD, HE WAS GIVEN
TWO TITLES BY HIS FATHER EDWARD IN ATTEMPT TO
HELP HIS POOR SITUATION. HIS BEING EDWARD THE
SECOND.
• WHEN HE WAS AROUND THE AGE OF 18, EDWARD
HAD THE DE FACTO RULER OF ENGLAND, A MAN BY
THE NAME OF MORTIMER, KILLED SO HE COULD TAKE
THE THRONE.

9. WHAT WERE EDWARD’S POLITICAL
IDEALS AND WHAT DID HE DO
CONCERNING POLITICS?

10. CONCERNING
POLITICS.
• ESPECIALLY DURING THE BEGINNING OF THE
HUNDRED YEARS’ WAR, EDWARD WOULD TAKE
SUPREME ADVANTAGE OF THE PRACTICALLY
UNLIMITED POWERS OF A MEDIEVAL KING-THOUGH
HE HAD SOME TROUBLE
INTENTIONALLY WHEN TRYING TO RAISE
TAXES DESPITE THAT HIS KINGDOM WAS A
MESS.
• ALTHOUGH MORE INTERESTED IN MILITARY
CAMPAIGNS THEN POLITICS, HIS CROWNING
ACHIEVEMENT POLITICALLY WAS THE STATUTE
OF LABORERS OF 1351 WHICH WAS DESIGNED
TO DEAL WITH THE SHORTAGES OF LABOR
WORKERS AFTER THE BLACK DEATH KILLED
ABOUT A THIRD OF THE ENGLISH
POPULATION.

11. FINAL REMARKS

12. INFO SOURCES
• UNIT 7’S READINGS
• HTTP://EN.WIKIPEDIA.ORG/WIKI/EDWARD_III_OF_ENGLAND

13. PICTURE SOURCES
• HTTP://WWW.OPENLETTERSMONTHLY.COM/I-AM-THY-MAN/
• HTTP://ENJOYBETTERHEARING.COM/MYTHS-AND-FACTS-OF-HEARING-LOSS/QUESTION-MARKS-2/
• HTTPS://ERINLAWLESS.WORDPRESS.COM/2013/01/02/ENGLANDS-BLACK-QUEENS/PHILIPPA-OF-HAINAULT/
• HTTP://EN.WIKIPEDIA.ORG/WIKI/EDWARD_III_OF_ENGLAND
• HTTP://WWW.EMERSONKENT.COM/HISTORIC_PLACES_AND_LOCATIONS/AQUITAINE.HTM
• HTTP://WWW.HERITAGE-HISTORY.COM/INDEX.PHP?C=ACADEMY&S=CHAR-DIR&F=EDWARD2E
• HTTP://WWW.SHAKESPEAREANDHISTORY.COM/ROGER-MORTIMER.PHP
• HTTP://HISTORY-WORLD.ORG/BLACK_DEATH.HTM
• HTTP://FREEMASONRY.BCY.CA/HISTORY/STATUTES/HENRY_VI.HTML
• HTTP://ETC.USF.EDU/MAPS/PAGES/300/342/342.HTM