Edward III claims the crown of France
1340 · Event
Three years into the fighting, Edward III formally proclaims himself King of France at Ghent and quarters the fleur-de-lis into the royal arms of England — where it stays until 1801. A feudal quarrel over Gascony becomes a war over the French crown itself: the claim every later English invasion marches under.
On these timelines: The Hundred Years' War, England, France, Master, United Kingdom (combined)
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