Edward, Prince of Wales and Aquitaine
Edward, Prince of Wales and Aquitaine

Author: Richard W. Barber

Publisher:

Published: 1978

Total Pages: 324

ISBN-13:

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To attempt to write a biography of Edward 'the Black Prince', a legendary paragon of chivalry, without turning first to the chronicler of chivalry par excellence, Jean Froissart, may seem self-defeating, particularly as there is so little light to be shed on the prince's character from other sources. But the classic stories of the school textbooks and romantic histories have held sway for too long without being challenged, and I have therefore tried to work outwards from accounts and 'official' chronicles to arrive at an account of Edward, prince of Wales and Aquitaine, and in particular of the group of men who were his companions-in-arms. Space and time have not allowed me to do as much work on the latter as I would have wished, but I hope that I have been able to show both the prince and his father as part of a close-knit, brilliant group of knights rather than as isolated figures, and to capture something of the prince's life as a great baron and as an almost sovereign ruler in Aquitaine. - Preface.

Joan of Kent
Joan of Kent

Author: Penny Lawne

Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited

Published: 2015-02-15

Total Pages: 662

ISBN-13: 1445644711

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The story of the beautiful wife of the Black Prince and mother of Richard II.

The Black Prince
The Black Prince

Author: David Green

Publisher: The History Press

Published: 2011-10-24

Total Pages: 242

ISBN-13: 0752473069

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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.

The Black Prince
The Black Prince

Author: Richard Barber

Publisher: Sutton Pub Limited

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 298

ISBN-13: 9780750933155

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This work aims to get behind the familiar splendid vision of chivalry to reveal the realities of the character and the life of Edward, Prince of Wales and Aquitaine, also known as the Black Prince.