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In the Middle Ages, people had developed an idea of what they thought a “good king” should be. While wisdom, good judgment, and honorable conduct were all considered important, what was considered MOST important was a king’s ability to lead his troops on the battlefield, for the honor and glory of his nation. It is no coincidence that most of the era’s greatest kings also rank among the best military commanders of the period. Of all these, there was perhaps none better than England’s King Edward III.
Further Reading:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windsor_Castle
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_II_of_England
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh_Despenser_the_Younger
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isabella_of_France
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippa_of_Hainault
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isabella_of_France#/media/File:Retour_d_Isabelle_de_France_en_Angleterre.jpg
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh_Despenser_the_Younger#/media/File:BNMsFr2643FroissartFol97vExecHughDespenser.jpg
https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2z1F0Ei_riU/Uh3Oivu3mqI/AAAAAAAAAIk/GxaeHJJ6Xuw/s1600/Edward4.jpg
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Montagu,_1st_Earl_of_Salisbury
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Berwick_(1333)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Halidon_Hill
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hundred_Years%27_War
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_VI_of_France
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/County_of_Flanders
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_III_of_England#/media/File:Artist,_maker_unknown,_English_-_Heraldic_panel_with_the_Coat_of_Arms_of_Edward_III,_King_of_England_(reigned_1327%E2%80%9377)_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avignon_Papacy
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cog_(ship)#/media/File:Ubena_von_Bremen_Kiel2007_1_(cropped).jpg
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Sluys
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brittany
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Caen_(1346)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cr%C3%A9cy_campaign
worldhistory.org/uploads/images/11965.jpg?v=1618796702
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Cr%C3%A9cy
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cr%C3%A9cy_campaign#/media/File:BattleofCr%C3%A9cyVisualisation.svg
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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_England#/media/File:Union_Flag_and_St_Georges_Cross.jpg
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Br%C3%A9tigny
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_V_of_France
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_Perrers
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_II_of_England
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_IV_of_England
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wars_of_the_Roses
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In the Middle Ages, people had developed an idea of what they thought a “good king” should be. While wisdom, good judgment, and honorable conduct were all considered important, what was considered MOST important was a king’s ability to lead his troops on the battlefield, for the honor and glory of his nation. It is no coincidence that most of the era’s greatest kings also rank among the best military commanders of the period. Of all these, there was perhaps none better than England’s King Edward III.
Further Reading:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windsor_Castle
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_II_of_England
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh_Despenser_the_Younger
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isabella_of_France
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippa_of_Hainault
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isabella_of_France#/media/File:Retour_d_Isabelle_de_France_en_Angleterre.jpg
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh_Despenser_the_Younger#/media/File:BNMsFr2643FroissartFol97vExecHughDespenser.jpg
https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2z1F0Ei_riU/Uh3Oivu3mqI/AAAAAAAAAIk/GxaeHJJ6Xuw/s1600/Edward4.jpg
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Montagu,_1st_Earl_of_Salisbury
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Berwick_(1333)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Halidon_Hill
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hundred_Years%27_War
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_VI_of_France
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/County_of_Flanders
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_III_of_England#/media/File:Artist,_maker_unknown,_English_-_Heraldic_panel_with_the_Coat_of_Arms_of_Edward_III,_King_of_England_(reigned_1327%E2%80%9377)_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avignon_Papacy
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cog_(ship)#/media/File:Ubena_von_Bremen_Kiel2007_1_(cropped).jpg
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Sluys
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brittany
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Caen_(1346)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cr%C3%A9cy_campaign
worldhistory.org/uploads/images/11965.jpg?v=1618796702
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Cr%C3%A9cy
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cr%C3%A9cy_campaign#/media/File:BattleofCr%C3%A9cyVisualisation.svg
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Cr%C3%A9cy#/media/File:Lazzaro_Tavarone-Balestrieri_genovesi.jpg
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Cr%C3%A9cy#/media/File:Ridpath's_history_of_the_world_-_being_an_account_of_the_principal_events_in_the_career_of_the_human_race_from_the_beginnings_of_civilization_to_the_present_time_-_comprising_the_development_of_social_(14780402092).jpg
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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Cr%C3%A9cy#/media/File:Edward_III_counting_the_dead_on_the_battlefield_of_Cr%C3%A9cy.jpg
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Calais_(1346%E2%80%931347)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Death
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_the_Black_Prince
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Poitiers
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_II_of_France
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_II_of_Scotland
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Neville%27s_Cross
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geoffrey_Chaucer
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Order_of_the_Garter
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_George%27s_Cross
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_England#/media/File:Union_Flag_and_St_Georges_Cross.jpg
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Br%C3%A9tigny
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_V_of_France
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_Perrers
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_II_of_England
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_IV_of_England
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wars_of_the_Roses
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