Below you will find example sentences with "edward iii". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.
Edward Iii in a sentence
Corpus data
- Displayed example sentences: 20
- Discovered as a combination around: edward
- Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 7
- Phrase length: 2 words
- Average sentence length: 25.6 words
Sentence profile
- Phrase position: 7 start, 5 middle, 8 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis
- The phrase "edward iii" has 2 words and usually appears near the end in these examples. The average sentence has 25.6 words and is mostly made up of statements.
- Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as 1346 king edward iii himself accompanied, 1348 by edward iii, scotland, balliol and king stand out.
- In the phrase index, this combination connects with charles iii, king edward, richard iii, king edward, prince edward and edward jones, linking the page to nearby combinations.
Example types with edward iii
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The order was founded in 1348 by Edward III. (9 words)
Life Edward, the Black Prince, is granted Aquitaine by his father King Edward III. (14 words)
Edmund may have expected a pardon, possibly from Edward III, but Isabella was insistent on his execution. (17 words)
His reign consisted of feuds with his barons, a failed invasion of Scotland in 1314, a famine, more feuding with his barons, and an invasion by a political rival that led to him being replaced by his son, Edward III. (40 words)
A 19th-century depiction of Chaucer A possible indication that his career as a writer was appreciated came when Edward III granted Chaucer "a gallon of wine daily for the rest of his life" for some unspecified task. (38 words)
Although Edward III invaded again, he was becoming more anxious over the possible French invasion, and by late 1336, the Scots had regained control over virtually all of Scotland and by 1338 the tide had turned. (36 words)
Example sentences (20)
Both Edward I and Edward II had been limited in their policy towards the nobility, allowing the creation of few new peerages during the sixty years preceding Edward III's reign.
Edward III invades Scotland, from an edition of Froissart's Chronicles In April 1333, Edward III and Balliol, with a large English army, laid siege to Berwick.
Life Edward, the Black Prince, is granted Aquitaine by his father King Edward III.
Preswich (2005), p. 244. They attempted to install Edward Balliol as king of Scotland in David II 's place, but Balliol was soon expelled and was forced to seek the help of Edward III.
Saint Edward was one of England's national saints until King Edward III adopted Saint George as the national patron saint c. 1350.
Since the time of Edward I, popular myth suggested that the French planned to extinguish the English language, and as his grandfather had done, Edward III made the most of this scare.
And an hour later, Mr Hyde, who has been metal detecting for about nine months, unearthed the Edward III quarter noble.
Passengers on board were treated to a luxury trip to visit the Duchy of Cornwall - a private estate established in 1337 by King Edward III.
In 1346, King Edward III himself, accompanied by his formidable longbowmen, marched through this very gate on their way to France.
The order was founded in 1348 by Edward III.
April 23 is also the day Edward III founded the Order of the Garter, the senior order of chivalry in England, in 1348.
His reign consisted of feuds with his barons, a failed invasion of Scotland in 1314, a famine, more feuding with his barons, and an invasion by a political rival that led to him being replaced by his son, Edward III.
A 19th-century depiction of Chaucer A possible indication that his career as a writer was appreciated came when Edward III granted Chaucer "a gallon of wine daily for the rest of his life" for some unspecified task.
Although Edward III invaded again, he was becoming more anxious over the possible French invasion, and by late 1336, the Scots had regained control over virtually all of Scotland and by 1338 the tide had turned.
As a result, a lesser treaty was agreed to and Edward III was obliged to drop his claims to the French throne.
Balliol's success surprised Edward III, and fearing that Balliol's invasion would eventually fail leading to a Scots invasion of England, he moved north with his army.
Central to Edward III's policy was reliance on the higher nobility for purposes of war and administration.
Despite being victorious, Edward III largely defaulted on England's debt which led to the bankruptcy and destruction of all three banking houses.
Early reign Edward III was not content with the peace agreement made in his name, but the renewal of the war with Scotland originated in private, rather than royal initiative.
Edmund may have expected a pardon, possibly from Edward III, but Isabella was insistent on his execution.