Edward III, 14th century King of England gesticulating Inscribed 'Asellus niger

Inscribed 'Asellus niger

22nd August 1138

Britain had remained neutral and Punch was now advocating some action: 'will the Lion that has kept aloof/Bestir himself at length in Right's behoof

'Dr Syntax at Free Mason's Hall'

Group of children on Waterloo Pier

Edward III, 14th century King of England gesticulating Inscribed 'Asellus nigerEdward III, 14th century King of England, (1825). Edward (1312 1377) was one of the most successful English kings of medieval times. His fifty year reign began when his father, Edward II of England, was deposed on 25 January 1327, and lasted until 1377. In 1337 he declared himself the rightful heir to the throne of France, beginning the Hundred Years War. From Memoirs of the Court of Queen Elizabeth, published in 1825.