![]() Sacking towns and letting his soldiers rape,loot, and burn everything to the ground. ![]() Yet he could perform deeds that by todays standards seem barbaric. A powerful warrior, a magnanimus victor,loyal to his friends and gracious to his enemies. Although he embodied the ideals of Chivalry in every way. The reason for this was its extremely efficient military. ![]() England began its rise to becoming a major power. From a poor Nation on the fringes of Europe. This battle fought by the prince at age 16 was a resounding military victory and changed life in England dramatically. He began the 100 years war with France at the start of which is the battle of Crecy. His father was Edward the III commonly known as Longshanks. The patterns that by God and by French fathersĮdward was probably the most exemplary example of what the Prince of Wales should be. Saw his heroical seed, and smiled to see him, Up in the air, crown’d with the golden sun, While that his mountain sire, on mountain standing, Of that black name, Edward, Black Prince of Wales “He is bred out of that bloody strain That haunted us in our familiar paths: How did Edward earn his nickname? Black armor or black deeds? Perhaps both, but I cannot help but recall the lines of Shakespeare spoken by the character of King Charles VI, prior to Agincourt, where he says they must fear Henry V because: The Hundred Year’s War looms large and provides the ubiquitous backdrop tapestry for this bright and colorful portrait of The Black Prince as obscure people, events and battles are brought to light. ![]() ![]() This wonderful presentation by Henry David Sedgwick provides a portrait of a time, a place and of a man who simultaneously was shaped by and a shaper of that time and place. A martial force of his time, but somewhat neglected by most historical and literary accounts perhaps because he never lived to be king. Edward, The Black Prince, was the quintessential knight of romantic and heroic chivalry. ![]()
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