Reims Campaign
Edward III launched a major campaign into France and advanced toward Reims, where he hoped to reinforce his claim to the French crown.
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1359 in England
Explore 5 historical events and records for England in 1359.
Historical records for England in 1359
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Captain General
Co-captain-general for all the English continental possessions
Marriage
Marries John of Gaunt, a distant cousin
Marriage
John of Gaunts illegitimate descendants, who ultimately became legitimate by his marriage to Katherine Swynford in 1396, the Beauforts, later married into the House of Tudor, which ascended to the throne in the person of Henry VII. Gaunt marries his cousin, Blanche of Lancaster, daughter of Henry of Grosmont
Peerage
Marries Blanche, heiress to the Palatinate of Lancaster and also becomes the 14th Baron of Halton
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