Edward III
| Use attributes for filter ! | |
| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Death | 646 years ago |
| First performance | 1592 |
| Genres | History |
| Playwrights | William Shakespeare |
| Thomas Kyd | |
| Setting | 14th century |
| France | |
| Date of birth | November 13,1312 |
| Zodiac sign | Scorpio |
| Born | Windsor Castle |
| Windsor | |
| United Kingdom | |
| Died | London Borough Of Richmond Upon Thames |
| United Kingdom | |
| Date of died | June 21,1377 |
| Children | Edward the Black Prince |
| John of Gaunt | |
| Spouse | Philippa of Hainault |
| Siblings | Joan of the Tower |
| John of Eltham, Earl of Cornwall | |
| Eleanor of Woodstock | |
| Adam FitzRoy | |
| Grandchildren | Henry IV of England |
| Richard II of Bordeaux | |
| Deposed date | June 21, 1377 |
| Founded | St George's School Windsor Castle |
| Parents | Edward II |
| Isabella of France | |
| Grandparents | Edward I of England |
| Philip IV of France | |
| Eleanor of Castile | |
| Joan I of Navarre | |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 2575023 |
Edward III Life story
Edward III, also known as Edward of Windsor before his accession, was King of England from January 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.
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Edward III gold coin found by Norfolk detectorist sells for £174k
An " extremely rare and important" Edward Iii leopard gold coin found by a metal detectorist has sold for £174,600 at auction.
The florin, which dates from 1344, Norfolk, in 2019 by Andy Carter Who Said it was a " life-changing amount of money".
It was expected to sell for £140,00.
At the same auction, an found in a Cambridgeshire field sold for £18,600, More Than £8,000 over its expected auction price.
The 23-carat Edward Iii coin, which features a leopard sitting upright wearing a banner, had a Face Value of three shillings or 36 silver pennies, auctioneers Dix Noonan Webb said.
It was in circulation for just seven months before it was withdrawn Making It " extremely rare and important" it added.
It was bought by a private collector from the UK.
Mr Carter, 65, from Norwich, said: " This is a life-changing amount of money and I will share with the landowner, but my partner would like a new kitchen and I have always dreamt of getting a Land Rover Defender, not sure where I will park it though! "
The Anglo-Saxon gold shilling, which dates from AD650-670, was bought in the sale room by a member of the trade for a client, the auctioneers said.
Only eight examples of this 'Crispus' type have been recorded on the Early Medieval Coins database at the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge, it added.
Mark Pallett, from Brentwood, Essex, discovered it in a field in Haslingfield, South Cambridgeshire, on 3 January.
" I Am truly overwhelmed by The Price that the coin achieved and am pleased for myself and The Farmer who will get half of the proceeds, " He Said .
" I did think about buying a new detector with The Money but I don't think that there's anything wrong with my current one as it helped me find this wonderful coin! "
A discovered in a muddy field by a Norwich detectorist, James Willis , will be sold by the same Auction House on 15 March and is expected to sell for £8,000.
Source of news: bbc.com
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