King Edward III refuses succour to his son at the Battle of Crecy Jack Shepard John Cleese filming the British

John Cleese filming the British comedy film 'Monty Python and the Holy Grail' at the old castle of Dounne in Scotland

Lazarus Ercker

8th July 1968

Joan (1412-1431)

Marvin Hinton (Chelsea)

King Edward III refuses succour to his son at the Battle of Crecy Jack Shepard John Cleese filming the BritishKing Edward III refuses succour to his son at the Battle of Crecy, France, 1346 (1864). One of the defining battles of the Hundred Years War between England and France, Crecy was a victory for the English over a much larger French army, brought about largely by the impact of the English longbowmen. During the battle, Edward III (1312 1377) refused to assist his 16 year old son, Edward, the Black Prince, who commanded one of the three divisions of the