Quote#Nature
...our progenitors, the kings of England, have before these times…
Quote byEdward III of England · 1312–1377
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Letter to his admirals (18 August 1336), quoted in Ian Mortimer, The Perfect King: The Life of Edward III, Father of the English Nation (Vintage, 2008), p. 130.
English (original)
...our progenitors, the kings of England, have before these times been lords of the English sea on every side...and it would very much grieve us if in this kind of defence our royal honour should be lost.
— Edward III of England
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