26 January 1340Alliance Edward III and Flemish townsEdward III
Edward III allies himself with the Flemish towns
Historical records for England in 1340, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.
Edward III allies himself with the Flemish towns
Publicly assumes the title King of France
Edward III declares himself as King of France
Claims the French throne from his mother who is heiress of her brother Charles IV. Assumes the title of King of France
Claims the French throne from his mother who is heiress of her brother Charles IV. Assumes the title of King of France
Birth of John of Gaunt, 3rd surviving son of King Edward III and younger brother of Edward, Prince of Wales (Edward, the Black Prince)
Gives birth to John of Gaunt
Present at the English victory in the Battle of Sluys
Wins a major naval victory over the French fleet
Wins a naval victory over the French fleet to transport his forces across to France
Edward III's naval victory at Sluys protects communications with allies in Flanders.
Besieges Tournai during the Low Countries campaign
Agrees a truce with Philip VI after the Tournai campaign
Edward returns to England
Returns to England after agreeing a truce with France
Florentine bankers agree to finance Edward III
Edward III uses Flemish alliances to support his war against France.
Edward III relies on Flemish political and commercial support during the opening phase of the Hundred Years War.
French raid gains ground at St Helens before being repulsed
Philip VI invades the English fiefs South of the Loire
Edward led his army on a destructive chevauchee through Picardy, destroying hundreds of villages all the while shadowed by the French. Battle was given by neither side and Edward withdrew, bringing the campaign to an abrupt end
The cost of the war leads Edward III to sign a truce with Philip VI
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