King Edward III

(1312-77) Reigned for 50 glorious years. Vanquisher of Scots and French, father of many Dukes, ancestor of all the English and Father of the English Nation.

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Pte Sidney Lewis, 12 years old, is considered the youngest soldier to serve in British Army during WWI. http://t.co/KQcHBEyGBx

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Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever. - Gandhi

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"A man is not finished when he is defeated. He is finished when he quits." Richard M. Nixon

[King Edward III @EdwardofEngland]

Farcical Frasier is both hilarious and then agonising :)

[King Edward III @EdwardofEngland]

Have been authorised to stand in for the Queen in Swansea, but busy with secret plans, mon ami ;)

[King Edward III @EdwardofEngland]

*Silence!* I am lying low in order to sneak up on the French while they are distracted!
You are blessed with a cunning King.

[King Edward III @EdwardofEngland]

@AskThePatrick fear not, loyal subject. Have you not heard of the Battle of Hallidon Hill? Besides, I must maintain my Kingly Grandeur.

[King Edward III @EdwardofEngland]

I have also been busy reading 'The Mirror of Edward III'. Not bad, but I wish that there were more knightly quests and fewer parliaments.

[King Edward III @EdwardofEngland]

You'd think purveyances would stretch to fiber-optic broadband but apparently not.

[King Edward III @EdwardofEngland]

Apologies for the lack of tweeting, in preparation for war while the French are distracted I am trying to save on my wifi bill.

[King Edward III @EdwardofEngland]

One Walter Milemete tells me I must study Latin and French, I am not sure that this will assist me more than battle training but he insists.

[King Edward III @EdwardofEngland]

Many of the noblemen of this country tell me that I must be a gracious and attentive king; indeed two volumes have been given to me recently

[King Edward III @EdwardofEngland]

As the eldest son of the King of England, I am his heir and will, therefore, become King myself one day.

[King Edward III @EdwardofEngland]

@Big_Heritage good evening, faithful subject, thankyou. Ah the French, yes, at least they not assisted by the Scots on this occasion!

[King Edward III @EdwardofEngland]

My mother, Isabella, was the daughter of the King of France, sister of three Kings and, by my claim, mother of a King too.

[King Edward III @EdwardofEngland]

My father was known as Edward of Canaerfon and Prince of Wales, having been born in that country.

[King Edward III @EdwardofEngland]

I am the eldest son of King Edward II of England and his wife the queen, Isabella of France.