"To Edward III, the challenge from the French monarchy was of no less concern. The French represented a problem in three areas: first, they provided constant support to the Scottish through the Franco-Scottish alliance. Philip VI protected David II in exile, and supported Scottish raids in Northern England. Second, the French attacked several English coastal towns, leading to rumours in England of a full-scale invasion.[5] Finally, the English king's possessions in France were under threat—in 1337, Philip VI confiscated the duchy of Aquitaine and the county of Ponthieu.
Instead of seeking a peaceful solution to the conflict by paying homage to the French king, Edward laid claim to the French crown as the only living male descendant of his deceased maternal grandfather, Philip IV. The French, however, invoked the Salic law of succession and rejected the claim, pronouncing Philip IV's nephew, Philip VI, the true heir (see below) and thereby setting the stage for the Hundred Years' War, by incorporating England's coat of arms, rampant lions, and France's coat of arms, the fleurs de lys, and he, in so doing, declared himself king of both England and France."- a description of Edward III
为什么是因为 the Salic Law debarred females from the succession?
I think the key sentence is " Edward laid claim to the French crown as the only living male descendant of his deceased maternal grandfather, Philip IV." Philip IV was the father of Edward's mother, Isabella. Edward laid claim to the French throne on the grounds that he was the grandson and only male descendant of Philip IV. But by invoking the Salic Law, the French people claimed that Edward's succession would be unlawful because under the Salic Law, his mother, a female naturally was debarred from succession. As such, how could her son, i.e. Edward III, claim the throne legitimately when his mother did not have a legitimate right to the throne herself?
那么,Edward III claimed the French Crown by right of his mother Isabella怎么理解?
Edward laid claim to the French throne on the grounds that he was the grandson and only male descendant of Philip IV and his mother Isabella was the daughter of Philip IV.
因为本人曾修读英国历史,所以对此有点了解,希望对你有帮助.