Edward III Manuscript the great seal

         Great Seal of Edward III

  

This section covers the reigns of Edward III (1327-77)

and Richard II (1377-99)

 

Coins selected for display also include a few Anglo-Gallic coins of the period, a few jetons, and additionally a few gold coins from the Low Countries.

    
Edward III was  King of England from 1327 until his death in 1377. He is noted for his military success and for restoring royal authority after the disastrous and unorthodox reign of his father, Edward II. Edward III transformed the England into one of the most formidable military powers in Europe. His fifty-year reign is one of the longest in English history, and saw vital developments in legislation & government, in particular the evolution of the English Parliament, as well as the ravages of the Black Death. He outlived his eldest son, Edward the Black Prince, and was succeeded by his grandson, Richard II.