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10th February 1355: St Scholastica’s Day Riot began in Oxford between ‘town and gown’

  • 10th February 2020
  • Tagged as: Edward III, Fighting, Medieval, Mob, Oxford, Riot, Student, University, Violence

Tensions between university students and the locals of Oxford had been building for some time before violence broke out.

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23rd September 1338: First naval battle with artillery takes place in the Hundred Years’ War

  • 23rd September 2019
  • Tagged as: Battle, Battle of Arnemuiden, Edward III, England, France, Grand Army of the Sea, Hundred Years War, Navy

The first recorded naval battle featuring artillery took place in the first naval engagement of the Hundred Years’ War.

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26th August 1346: The longbow helps Edward III win the Battle of Crécy

  • 26th August 2018
  • Tagged as: Crossbow, Edward III, England, France, Hundred Years War, Longbow, Philip VI

On the 26th August 1346, one of the most decisive battles in the Hundred Years War was won by the army of the English king Edward III.

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