ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

AGES ERA PERIOD

MIDDLE AGES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which king began a war to enforce his claims to the throne of France in 1336?
A
Henry II
B
Henry V
C
Louis XIV
D
Edward III
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -It is sometimes referred to as the Edwardian War because it was initiated by King Edward III of England, who claimed the French throne in defiance of King Philip VI of France.

Detailed explanation-2: -He was succeeded by his ten-year-old grandson, King Richard II, son of Edward of Woodstock.

Detailed explanation-3: -Philip VI (French: Philippe; 1293 – 22 August 1350), called the Fortunate (French: le Fortuné) or the Catholic (French: le Catholique) and of Valois, was the first king of France from the House of Valois, reigning from 1328 until his death in 1350.

Detailed explanation-4: -tomb effigy, late 14th cent. Edward III (1312–1377), king of England and lord of Ireland, and duke of Aquitaine, was the first child of Edward II (1284–1327) and Isabella of France (1295–1358).

Detailed explanation-5: -The Acta Bellicosa, the Acts of War of King Edward III, is a sort of campaign diary kept by one of Edward’s staff, possibly his secretary, Michael Northburgh. It gives a day-to-day account of the army’s progress, listing each place where it stopped for the night.

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