Ancestor to the Wars of the Roses Edward was also the ancestor of the families of the Wars of the Roses. Explanatory notes References Citations General and cited sources External links Edward III at the official website of the British Monarchy Edward III at BBC History The Medieval Sourcebook has some sources relating to the reign of EdwardIII: The Ordinance of Labourers, 1349 The Statute of Labourers, 1351 Thomas Walsingham's account of the Good Parliament of 1376 1312 births 1377 deaths 14th-century English monarchs 14th-century peers of France Burials at Westminster Abbey Earls of Chester English people of French descent English people of Spanish descent English people of the Wars of Scottish Independence English pretenders to the French throne House of Plantagenet Knights of the Garter Leaders who took power by coup Medieval child monarchs People of the Hundred Years' War Sons of kings Children of Edward II of England