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Edward III by William Parsons Warburton (1826 - 1913)

Edward III reigned for fifty years, from 1327 to 1377. William Warburton writes that "the backbone of the story of his reign and times is the great Continental war...He was a genuine Englishman in his rough and ready, and often incoherent policy; in his contempt for foreigners and his audacious confidence in himself and his countrymen; in his love of manly exertion; his personal pride and popular sympathies, and his freedom from lasting enmity and vindictiveness...It is in vain for cold reason to contend against the spell of the names of Creci and Poitiers; they will forever stir the English heart like the blast of a trumpet or the rustle of a consecrated banner; but these battles are not, after all, the true titles of the age to honour. Searching deeper down we shall find, and thankfully admit, that the century was one not of conquest, but of transition, development, emancipation, and characterised by a silent and gradual contraction of the area of privilege, and a corresponding enlar

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  1. 40

    Fourth Decade, Ch. 3: Domestic Affairs

  2. 39

    Fifth Decade, A.D. 1367-1377, Ch. 1: From the End of the Spanish Campaign to King Edward's Last Treaty with France, Pt.1

  3. 38

    Fifth Decade, Ch. 1: From the End of the Spanish Campaign to King Edward's Last Treaty with France, Pt. 2

  4. 37

    Fifth Decade, Ch. 1: From the End of the Spanish Campaign to King Edward's Last Treaty with France, Pt. 3

  5. 36

    Fifth Decade, Ch. 2: Internal Affairs of England Till the Death of the King, Pt. 1

  6. 35

    Fifth Decade, Ch. 2: Internal Affairs of England Till the Death of the King, Pt. 2

  7. 34

    Fifth Decade, Ch. 3: From the Death of the Black Prince to the Death of Edward III

  8. 33

    Concluding Chapter: Pt. 1 Character of Edward III and of his Reign

  9. 32

    Concluding Chapter, Pt. 2: Social Condition of the Period, Domestic Habits, Food and Dress of the People

  10. 31

    Concluding Chapter, Pt. 3: Language and Literature, Vision of Piers Ploughman, The Canterbury Tales

  11. 30

    Third Decade, A.D. 1347-1357, Ch 1: The Black Death, Pt. 1

  12. 29

    Third Decade, Ch. 1: The Black Death, Pt. 2

  13. 28

    Third Decade, Ch. 1: The Black Death, Pt. 3

  14. 27

    Third Decade, Ch. 2: From the Occupation of Calais to the Battle of Poitiers

  15. 26

    Third Decade, Ch. 3: The Poitiers Campaign, Pt. 1

  16. 25

    Third Decade, Ch. 3: The Poitiers Campaign, Pt. 2

  17. 24

    Fourth Decade, A.D. 1357-1367, Ch. 1: From the Battle of Poitiers to the Death of King John, Pt. 1

  18. 23

    Fourth Decade, Ch 1: From the Battle of Poitiers to the Death of King John, Pt. 2

  19. 22

    Fourth Decade, Ch. 2: The Prince of Wales in Aquitaine and Spain, Pt. 1

  20. 21

    Fourth Decade, Ch. 2: The Prince of Wales in Aquitaine and Spain, Pt. 2

  21. 20

    Second Decade, Ch. 1: The First Invasion of France, Pt. 4

  22. 19

    Second Decade, Ch. 2: Transactions in Scotland, Brittany, and Guienne, Pt. 1

  23. 18

    Second Decade, Ch. 2: Transactions in Scotland, Brittany, and Guienne, Pt. 2

  24. 17

    Second Decade, Ch. 3: The Campaigns of Crécy and Neville's Cross, and the Siege of Calais, Pt. 1

  25. 16

    Second Decade, Ch. 3: The Campaigns of Crécy and Neville's Cross, and the Siege of Calais, Pt. 2

  26. 15

    Second Decade, Ch. 3: The Campaigns of Crécy and Neville's Cross, and the Siege of Calais, Pt. 3

  27. 14

    Second Decade, Ch. 3: The Campaigns of Crécy and Neville's Cross, and the Siege of Calais, Pt. 4

  28. 13

    First Decade, Ch. 2: From the First Invasion of Scotland to the Commencement of the French War, Pt. 1

  29. 12

    First Decade, Ch. 2: From the First Invasion of Scotland to the Commencement of the French War, Pt. 2

  30. 11

    First Decade, Ch. 2: From the First Invasion of Scotland to the Commencement of the French War, Pt. 3

  31. 10

    First Decade, Ch. 3: The States of Europe, etc., in the Fourteenth Century, Pt. 1

  32. 9

    First Decade, Ch. 3: The States of Europe, etc., in the Fourteenth Century, Pt. 2

  33. 8

    First Decade, Ch. 3: The States of Europe, etc., in the Fourteenth Century, Pt. 3

  34. 7

    Second Decade, A.D. 1337-1347, Ch. 1: The First Invasion of France, Pt. 1

  35. 6

    Second Decade, Ch. 1: The First Invasion of France, Pt. 2

  36. 5

    Second Decade, Ch. 1: The First Invasion of France, Pt. 3

  37. 4

    Introduction

  38. 3

    First Decade, 1327-1337, Ch. 1: From the King's Accession to the Fall of Mortimer, Pt. 1

  39. 2

    First Decade, Ch. 1: From the King's Accession to the Fall of Mortimer, Pt. 2

  40. 1

    First Decade, Ch. 1: From the King's Accession to the Fall of Mortimer, Pt. 3

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Edward III reigned for fifty years, from 1327 to 1377. William Warburton writes that "the backbone of the story of his reign and times is the great Continental war...He was a genuine Englishman in his rough and ready, and often incoherent policy; in his contempt for foreigners and his audacious confidence in himself and his countrymen; in his love of manly exertion; his personal pride and popular sympathies, and his freedom from lasting enmity and vindictiveness...It is in vain for cold reason to contend against the spell of the names of Creci and Poitiers; they will forever stir the English heart like the blast of a trumpet or the rustle of a consecrated banner; but these battles are not, after all, the true titles of the age to honour. Searching deeper down we shall find, and thankfully admit, that the century was one not of conquest, but of transition, development, emancipation, and characterised by a silent and gradual contraction of the area of privilege, and a corresponding enlar

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