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French Throne Claimed

England · Warfare / Hundred Years War. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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Chronological records

1337

Edward IIIOctober 1337

Westminster · Warfare / Hundred Years War

Asserts his claim to the French crown against Philip VI

Names involved

Edward III

Provenance

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