Births on July 20

Margaret, Countess of Pembroke

Born on July 20, 1346

Margaret, Countess of Pembroke, daughter of King Edward III of England (d. 1361)

Margaret of England (20 July 1346 – October/December 1361) was a royal princess born in Windsor, the daughter of King Edward III of England and his consort, Philippa of Hainault. Margaret would be the last princess born to a reigning English monarch for over a century, until the birth of Elizabeth of York in 1466. She was also known as Margaret of Windsor.

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Battle of Crécy
Hundred Years' War: The military supremacy of the English longbow over the French combination of crossbow and armoured knights is established at the Battle of Crécy.