Edward III (1312–1377) was the most successful European ruler of his age.
Mark Ormrod takes a deeper look at Edward to reveal the man beneath t.
Revered by his subjects as a chivalric dynamo, he initiated the Hundred Years\' War and gloriously led his men into battle against the Scots and the French.
In this illuminating biography, W.
Reigning for over fifty years, he achieved spectacular military triumphs and overcame grave threats to his authority, from parliamentary revolt to the Black Death.
Edward III (1312–1377) was the most successful European ruler of his age