Edward III
Life and reign
Launched the Hundred Years War, claiming the French crown, and celebrated victories at Sluys and Crecy. He founded the Order of the Garter, the oldest order of chivalry in Britain, and his fifty year reign saw English become the language of parliament and law courts.
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