The Black Prince
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The Black Prince

  1. 288 pages
  2. English
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eBook - ePub

The Black Prince

About this book

One of the most charismatic and enigmatic personalities of the High Middle Ages, Edward the ' Black Prince ' commanded an English division at the battle of Crecy when just sixteen years old. But despite his battlefield exploits, romantic reputation and popularity among the people, Edward has become notorious as a proponent of 'scorched earth' campaigns, or chevauchee. These expeditions amounted to little more than the licensed plunder of undefended towns and the murder of non-combatants. The premature death of Edward saw his infant son ascend to the throne and led, eventually, to the fracticidal chaos of the Wars of the Roses and the emergence of the Tudor dynasty. In this startling reappraisal of the prince's life, David Green assesses his actions in their historical context and examines what might have been had Edward the Black Prince become King Edward IV.

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Information

Publisher
The History Press
Year
2011
Print ISBN
9780752446851
eBook ISBN
9780752473062
Topic
History
Subtopic
European Medieval History
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Dedication
  4. Contents
  5. Acknowledgements
  6. Preface
  7. 1 Three Edwards
  8. 2 Formative Years. Sea Battles and Sieges (1330–45)
  9. 3 War, Plague and Chivalry (1346–54)
  10. 4 Gascony (1355–56)
  11. 5 The Sieges of Reims and Paris (1357–61)
  12. 6 The Principality of Aquitaine (1362–67)
  13. 7 The Reconquest of Aquitaine (1368–71)
  14. 8 Last Years and Legacy
  15. Notes
  16. Select Bibliography
  17. List of Abbreviations
  18. About the Author
  19. Copyright

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