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    The Black Prince: England's Greatest Medieval Warrior
    The Black Prince: England's Greatest Medieval Warrior
    The Black Prince: England's Greatest Medieval Warrior
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    The Black Prince: England's Greatest Medieval Warrior

    Written by Michael Jones

    Narrated by James Cameron Stewart

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    The remarkable and inspiring story of one of the greatest warrior-princes of the Middle Ages-and an unforgettably vivid portrait of warfare and chivalry in the fourteenth century.

    As a child he was given his own suit of armor; at the age of sixteen, he helped defeat the French at Crecy. At Poitiers, in 1356, his victory over King John II of France forced the French into a humiliating surrender that marked the zenith of England's dominance in the Hundred Years War. As lord of Aquitaine, he ruled a vast swathe of territory across the west and southwest of France, holding a magnificent court at Bordeaux that mesmerized the brave but unruly Gascon nobility and drew them like moths to the flame of his cause.

    He was Edward of Woodstock, eldest son of Edward III, and better known to posterity as "the Black Prince." His military achievements captured the imagination of Europe: heralds and chroniclers called him "the flower of all chivalry" and "the embodiment of all valor."

    But what was the true nature of the man behind the chivalric myth, and of the violent but pious world in which he lived? This exemplary new history uses contemporary chronicles plus a wide range of documentary material-including the Prince's own letters and those of his closest followers-to tell the tale of an authentic English hero and to paint a memorable portrait of society in the tumultuous fourteenth century.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTantor Media, Inc
    Release dateDec 4, 2018
    ISBN9781541448872
    The Black Prince: England's Greatest Medieval Warrior
    Author

    Michael Jones

    Michael Jones did his Ph.D. on the Beaufort family, and subsequently taught at the University of South West England, the University of Glasgow, and Winchester College.  He is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society and now works as a writer and media presenter.  He is the author of six books, including The King's Mother, a highly praised biography of Margaret Beaufort, which was shortlisted for the Whitfield Prize.

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    • 4/5
      A very readable and engaging account of Edward of Woodstock, the warrior prince often held up as the chivalric ideal and the “embodiment of all valor.” Using contemporary sources while also drawing from, and comparing different chroniclers Jones examines the life and achievements of the man behind the mythology to place him in his historical context in a way that’s understandable for the modern reader.
    • 4/5
      5578. The Black Prince England's Greatest Medieval Warrior, by Michael Jones (read 30 Aug 2018) This book is 2018 biography of Edward, the first-born son of King Edward III. The Back Prince was born 15 June 1330, was at the battle of Crecy on 26 Aug 1346, Had a major role in the triumphal battle of of Poitiers on 19 Sept 1356, was named prince of Aquitaine on 19 July 1362, married Joanof Kent 29 June 1363, and died 6 June 1376--before his father, Edward III. died on 21 June 1377 The book is largely admiratory of the Black Prince and excuses some of the things he did by saying that that was the way everybody fought in those times. Sometimes the book is not overly attention-holding but at the end of my reading I felt that it was worthwhile reading it.