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Death of Edward III
On 21 June 1377 Edward III of England died at Sheen Palace in Surrey at 64 after a fifty-year reign that saw early Hundred Years' War victories and p…
Timeline
- 1374–1376England · EnglandIn his later years Edward III's health declined and royal power fell into the hands of John, Duke of Lancaster, and his mistress Alice Perrers; in 1376 the Good Parliament impeached court corruption, further weakening the king's authority.
- 1377Sheen Palace · SurreyEdward III died at Sheen Palace; his eldest son, the Black Prince Edward, had already died in 1376, and the throne passed by law to his grandson Richard, aged only ten (son of the Black Prince), triggering a regency and a redistribution of power between crown and parliament.
Sources
- Edward III https://www.britannica.com/biography/Edward-III-king-of-England
- Edward III of England https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_III_of_England