The Black Prince, Michael Jones
The Black Prince, Michael Jones
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The Black Prince
England's Greatest Medieval Warrior

Author: Michael Jones

Narrator: James Cameron Stewart

Unabridged: 16 hr 43 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 12/04/2018


Synopsis

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 Crécy. 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.

About Michael Jones

Michael Jones, author of Bosworth 1485, is a military historian, battlefield tour-guide, and documentary film presenter. He is coauthor of The Women of the Cousins' War and The King's Grave: The Search for Richard III. He lives in England.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Jeffrey

”At six years old he had been created the first duke in English history; at sixteen he had won fame by his bravery at Crecy; at twenty-six he had astounded Europe by capturing King John of France at Poitiers; at thirty-six he had sealed his supremacy as a military leader with his victory at Najera.”......more

Goodreads review by Leanda

On the morning after the battle of Crecy the sixteen-year old Edward of Woodstock, Prince of Wales, came across the body of the blind Jean of Luxembourg. He had died in a suicidal charge against the English along with his men. The Prince took up Luxembourg’s badge of a silver ostrich feather and res......more

Це прекрасна книга. Урочиста, як лицарський роман, всеосяжна, як хроніки Фруассара, і написана простою і зрозумілою мовою. Чудовий зразок публіцистичної історичної документальної прози, схожий на фільми Віасат Хісторі. Є певні неточності (особливо що стосується сестер і матері), і очевидна симпатія......more