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Order of the Garter |
Crecy, Calais and the Garter
Edward had to find money to fund his invasion of France. He set up Staple Ports and demanded that all wool exports be made via these ports.
In 1346 he and his son, Edward, aged 16, invaded France hoping to sack Paris. They reached the city walls but were driven back to Crecy where they fought an horrific battle. Edward was victorious and this led to the colonisation of Calais.
On his return to England, Edward set up the Order of the Knights of the Garter in 1348-1349
EDWARD, THE BLACK PRINCE (1330-1376)- Fought valiantly at Crecy in 1346
- Became one of the outstanding English leaders in the One Hundred Years War
- In 1356 he was once again victorious at Poitiers
- Married Joan of Kent in 1361
- Contracted a disease while fighting for Peter I of Castile in Spain in 1367 and never fully recovered
- Sacked the city of Limoges in 1370
- Died of his illness
Honi soit qui mal y pense is the motto of the Knights of the Garter. It means shame on him who thinks evil of it.Edward was called the Black Prince because he wore black armour.
A DESCRIPTION OF THE FIRST MEETING OF THE KNIGHTS OF THE ROYAL GARTER
All were clad in gowns of russet sprinkled with blue garters, wearing the like garters on their right legs, and wearing mantels of blue with escutcheons of St George. In this sort of apparel and bare-headed they devoutly heard mass celebrated by the archbishop of Canterbury, and the bishops of Winchester and Exeter, and afterwards sat in orderly array at a common table, in honour of the holy martyr, to whom they specially dedicated their noble fraternity, calling their company that of St George of the Garter.
 
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| 1327 | Edward II is deposed
Edward III becomes King
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| 1337 | Start of 100 Years War
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| 1340 | England win naval victory over French
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| 1341 | David II returns to Scotland
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| 1346 | England defeats France at Crecy
Edward defeats a Scottish invasion and captures David II
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| 1348 | Order of the Garter is founded
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| 1355 | The Hundred Years' War is renewed
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| 1356 | Edward the Black Prince defeats the French at Poitiers
John II of Scotland is captured
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| 1357 | Edward III releases David II
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| 1361 | Edward, the Black Prince fights in Spain and contracts a disease
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| 1376 | Edward, the Black Prince dies
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| 1377 | Edward III dies
Richard II becomes King
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