Edward of Woodstock, prince of Wales, the Black Prince
Edward of Woodstock (1330 - 1376), prince of Wales from 1343 (aged 12), and from 1362 prince of Aquitaine; popularly known as the Black Prince. He was the eldest son of king Edward III of England and Philippa of Hainault. He was knighted by his father on the Crécy campaign, the day after the English army landed at Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue. He married Joan of Kent on 10 October 1361. They had two sons, Edward, and Richard. His first son died young, in 1372. The Black Prince himself died on 8 June 1376, in Westminster. When king Edward III died the following year, he was succeded by Richard. The Black Prince was an effective, successful and popular military leader in the campaigns against France during the first part of the Hundred Years' War.
Edward of Woodstock, prince of Wales, the Black Prince
Edward of Woodstock (1330 - 1376), prince of Wales from 1343 (aged 12), and from 1362 prince of Aquitaine; popularly known as the Black Prince. He was the eldest son of king Edward III of England and Philippa of Hainault. He was knighted by his father on the Crécy campaign, the day after the English army landed at Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue. He married Joan of Kent on 10 October 1361. They had two sons, Edward, and Richard. His first son died young, in 1372. The Black Prince himself died on 8 June 1376, in Westminster. When king Edward III died the following year, he was succeded by Richard. The Black Prince was an effective, successful and popular military leader in the campaigns against France during the first part of the Hundred Years' War.
Sir John Chandos (? - 1370), soldier and founding knight of the Order of the Garter; son of Sir Edward Chandos and Isabel Twyford. He was a close associate of Edward the Black Prince from as early as 1339. Chandos is a major figure in the pages of Froissart's Chronicles; his death is recounted with much pathos.
Edward of Woodstock, prince of Wales, the Black Prince
Edward of Woodstock (1330 - 1376), prince of Wales from 1343 (aged 12), and from 1362 prince of Aquitaine; popularly known as the Black Prince. He was the eldest son of king Edward III of England and Philippa of Hainault. He was knighted by his father on the Crécy campaign, the day after the English army landed at Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue. He married Joan of Kent on 10 October 1361. They had two sons, Edward, and Richard. His first son died young, in 1372. The Black Prince himself died on 8 June 1376, in Westminster. When king Edward III died the following year, he was succeded by Richard. The Black Prince was an effective, successful and popular military leader in the campaigns against France during the first part of the Hundred Years' War.
Island kingdom bounded to the west by the Marcher lordships and the (still contested) principality of Wales conquered by Edward I; English lordships included parts of modern south Wales (from southern Pembrokeshire through Swansea, Cardiff and on towards Gloucester in England); bounded to the north by the kingdom of Scotland, to the east by the North Sea and to the south by the Channel; included Somerset, Devon and Cornwall to the south-west. Population up to the Black Death of 1348-9 approximately 4 million souls.
Edward of Woodstock, prince of Wales, the Black Prince
Edward of Woodstock (1330 - 1376), prince of Wales from 1343 (aged 12), and from 1362 prince of Aquitaine; popularly known as the Black Prince. He was the eldest son of king Edward III of England and Philippa of Hainault. He was knighted by his father on the Crécy campaign, the day after the English army landed at Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue. He married Joan of Kent on 10 October 1361. They had two sons, Edward, and Richard. His first son died young, in 1372. The Black Prince himself died on 8 June 1376, in Westminster. When king Edward III died the following year, he was succeded by Richard. The Black Prince was an effective, successful and popular military leader in the campaigns against France during the first part of the Hundred Years' War.
Edward of Woodstock, prince of Wales, the Black Prince
Edward of Woodstock (1330 - 1376), prince of Wales from 1343 (aged 12), and from 1362 prince of Aquitaine; popularly known as the Black Prince. He was the eldest son of king Edward III of England and Philippa of Hainault. He was knighted by his father on the Crécy campaign, the day after the English army landed at Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue. He married Joan of Kent on 10 October 1361. They had two sons, Edward, and Richard. His first son died young, in 1372. The Black Prince himself died on 8 June 1376, in Westminster. When king Edward III died the following year, he was succeded by Richard. The Black Prince was an effective, successful and popular military leader in the campaigns against France during the first part of the Hundred Years' War.
Edward of Woodstock, prince of Wales, the Black Prince
Edward of Woodstock (1330 - 1376), prince of Wales from 1343 (aged 12), and from 1362 prince of Aquitaine; popularly known as the Black Prince. He was the eldest son of king Edward III of England and Philippa of Hainault. He was knighted by his father on the Crécy campaign, the day after the English army landed at Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue. He married Joan of Kent on 10 October 1361. They had two sons, Edward, and Richard. His first son died young, in 1372. The Black Prince himself died on 8 June 1376, in Westminster. When king Edward III died the following year, he was succeded by Richard. The Black Prince was an effective, successful and popular military leader in the campaigns against France during the first part of the Hundred Years' War.
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adrecier devers le conte d’Alençon, son frere, dont il veoit la baniere sur une petite montaigne. Lequel conte d’Alençon descendy moult ordonneement sur les
Englois et les vint combatre et le conte de Flandres d’autre
part. Lesquelx deux seigneurs et leurs routes en costoiant les
Englois archiers vindrent jusques a la bataille du prince de Galles
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Phelippe mais il y avoit une grant haye d’archiers et de gens d’armes au devant
que jamais ne feust passéz. Car comme plus avant venoit et plus esclarcissoient ses
conrois. Ce jour au matin avoit le roy Phelippe donné un noir coursier moult
grant et bel a messire Jehan de Hainau. Lequel l’avoit baillié a un sien
chevalier appellé monseigneur Thierry de Feuseilles, qui portoit sa baniere, dont
il avint que ce chevalier sur ce coursier, la baniere messire Jehan de Hainau devant lui, tresperça tous les conrois des Englois et quant il
fu hors et oultre au prendre son retour il trebu cha parmy un fossé. Car il
estoit moult bleciés si y eust esté mort sans remede. Mais son page l’avoit
poursuy autour des batailles sur son coursier et le trouva si a point qu’il gisoit la et ne
se pouoit ravoir il n’avoit nul autre empeschement que du cheval. Car les Englois n’issoient point hors de leurs batailles pour nullui prendre ne grever.
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felonnesse et tres horrible. Et y avindrent pluseurs grans fais d’armes qui ne vindrent
mie tous a congnoissance, moult greva les François et plus que autre
chose que plusieurs gens d’armes, chevaliers et escuiers, sur la nuit
perdoient leurs seigneurs et leurs maistres. Si vaucroient
sur les
champs et s’embatoient souvent a petite ordonnance sur les Englois ou ilz
estoient tantost envays et occiz ne nul n’estoit pris a raençon ne a mercy. Car ainsi
avoit esté ordonné entr’eulx au matin pour le grant multitude de peu ple dont ilz
estoient enforméz qui les suivoit. Le conte Loÿs de Bloys, nepveu du
roy Phelippe et du conte d’Alençon, s’en vint avec ses gens dessoubz sa baniere combatre aux Englois. Et la se porta il moult vaillemment et aussi fist le
duc de Lorraine et dient les pluseurs que se la bataille eust aussi
bien esté commenciee au matin que sur le vespre, il eust eu entre les François pluseurs grans recouvran ces et grans appertises d’armes, qui point n’y
furent. Si y eut aucuns seigneurs, chevaliers et escuiers françois et alemans qui
rompirent la baille des archiers englois par force d’armes et vindrent aux gens d’armes
de la bataille du prince de Galles et combatirent main a main aux espees
moult viguereusement. Et la eut fait pluseurs grans appertises d’armes. Et
y furent du costé des Englois tresbons chevaliers messire Regnaut de
Gobehen et monseigneur Jehan Chandos et aussi furent pluseurs autres
car deléz le prince estoit toute la fleur de chevalerie d’Engleterre. Et adont le conte de Norhantonne et le conte d’Arondel, qui
gouvernoient la seconde bataille et se tenoient suz esle, vindrent
refreschir la bataille du dit prince. Et bien besoingnoit car autre ment elle eust
eu a faire. Et pour le peril ou se veoient ceulx qui gouvernoient et servoient le prince, ilz envoierent un chevalier de leur conroy devers le roy, qui se tenoit plus amont sur la mote d’un moulin a vent. Si dist le chevalier
quant il fu venuz jusques au roy : "Monseigneur, le conte de
Warvich, le conte de Kenfort et messire Regnaut de Gobehen,
qui sont deléz le prince vostre filz, ont grandement a faire et les combatent les François moult aigrement. Pourquoy ilz vous prient que vous et vostre
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