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This is the first serious full length history of the Black Prince in over 20 years.
''An excellent, impressively sourced work of history which cleanly dissects the big issues of fourteenth-century politics, society and historiography.''
Alex Burghart, Medieval Studies
‘This is much more than a fine biography. It is a wide-ranging and deeply imaginative portrait of fourteenth-century aristocratic society, based on intimate knowledge of both the primary and secondary sources: a fitting culmination to years of research into one of the most controversial and flamboyant characters in English history.’
Chris Given-Wilson, Professor of Late Medieval History, University of St Andrews
‘David Green’s fascinating new study of how this most iconic but enigmatic figure exercised his power acutely analyses the cultural and social as well as political factors that shaped his turbulent century.’
Michael Jones, Emeritus Professor of Medieval French History, University of Nottingham
‘In this thoroughly readable book, David Green provides a vivid picture of England in the late fourteenth century, centred on the career of the Black Prince. The nature of aristocratic power provides a central theme, while war, plague and religion receive full attention. The book also throws many fascinating sidelights on the period, from the scandalously low-cut dresses of the Princess of Wales and the military finery of the Black Prince, to the increasingly macabre tombs of the period, with their images of decaying skeletons contrasting with worldly splendour.’
Michael Prestwich, Professor of History, University of Durham
"Green's book is well-researched and lucidly written. It provides a welcome addition for anyone who needs to learn more about the life and career of the Black Prince. It also offers a valuable and accessible survey for readers seeking information on a wide range of fourteenth-century themes, from politics to chivalry."
Barbara Gribling, University of York
This is much more than a fine biography. It is a wide-ranging and deeply imaginative portrait of fourteenth-century aristocratic society, based on intimate knowledge of both the primary and secondary sources: a fitting culmination to years of research into one of the most controversial and flamboyant characters in English history.
Chris Given-Wilson, Professor of Late Mediaeval History, University of St Andrews
Author of two recent books which deftly reconsider the Black Prince’s military reputation, David Green’s fascinating new study of how this most iconic but enigmatic figure exercised his power acutely analyses the cultural and social as well as political factors that shaped his turbulent century.
Michael Jones, Emeritus Professor of Medieval French History, University of Nottingham
In this thoroughly readable book, David Green provides a vivid picture of England in the late fourteenth century, centred on the career of the Black Prince. The nature of aristocratic power provides a central theme, while war, plague and religion receive full attention. The book also throws many fascinating sidelights on the period, from the scandalously low-cut dresses of the Princess of Wales and the military finery of the Black Prince, to the increasingly macabre tombs of the period, with their images of decaying skeletons contrasting with worldly splendour.
Michael Prestwich, Professor of History, University of Durham
Fourteenth-century England witnessed intense political, social, economic and religious change: the start of the Hundred Years War, the impact of repeated outbreaks of the Black Death, the notable growth of Parliament's importance and the rise of England’s first major heresy, Lollardy. The consequences of these events were integral to the transition from the medieval to the early modern world.
Edward of Woodstock, Prince of Wales, participated in the most important events of this tumultuous age. His influence and career were continental both in importance and outlook. He played a pivotal role in English, Welsh, Spanish and French political life, fought crucial campaigns in the Hundred Years War in France and Castile and ruled Aquitaine with all-but sovereign power from 1362-71. As heir to the English throne, his wealth and involvement in courtly society and politics gave him exceptional influence and power.
Edward the Black Prince: Power in Medieval Europe is much more than a biography of this iconic but controversial figure. Green uses the Black Prince’s career as a platform for a broad and fascinating discussion of late medieval European culture, encompassing chivalry, warfare, religion and aristocracy. This perceptive and original account offers insight into the life of an enigmatic man, as well as the society around him.
Dr David Green is a lecturer at Trinity College, Dublin. He is the author of many books, articles and encyclopedia entries including The Battle of Poitiers, 1356 (2002), The Black Prince (2001) and History at Nottingham (1995).
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This book attempts to place the life of the Black Prince in context with the rapid changes in Continental politics.The book is a success and is very readable,interpretive,(and short).There is also a chapter on the Black Prince's wife which was very interesting.She may have had as much influence as her husband Edward,although she is scarcely mentioned in other works on the Black Prince."The hand that rocks the cradle"?.
There's also a chapter on the different types of plague which reduced Europe's population by as much as a third during this period.It would seem that the plaque actually gave the laborer/artisans more political clout,so possibly the plague was if not a good thing then maybe not a totally bad one. Also included is the Black Prince involvement in Parlaimentary shennanigans.Often royalty would side with the Commons against the Lords,and this took courage because a wrong move could send one to the block. A great chapter on the evolution of new weapons and their uses which put an end to chivalry somewhat.The author defines chivalry as a "code of violence",when and to whom to apply it.The long bow made the armored stampede cavalry charge obsolete.Joe the Butcher develops his muscle strength to "draw to the ear",by chopping meats.He overcomes the noble night Jean de(put your French surnames here),who has never been defeated in tournament.Jeans exquisite manners are overcome by Joe's creature noises.the world's turned upside down.
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A COOL LOOK AT THE MAN,
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In Leeds City Square in West Yorkshire there is a magnificent statue of the Black Prince, erected in 1903 when the British Empire was at its height, and patriotism was a simple business. Displaying an intense pride in his life and achievements, the inscription proclaims that the Prince was `the victor of Crécy and Poitiers, the Flower of English Chivalry and the Upholder of the Rights of the People in the Good Parliament'. One would not expect a book written in 2007 to make the same grandiose claims, and Dr Green does not even intend this book as a conventional biography - he has written one of those already (The Black Prince, Tempus 2001). Instead, he tells us openly that he is concerned with themes, and not the person. The common thread is contained in the subtitle - the exercise of power in medieval Europe.For this reviewer, the most interesting parts of this book remain the personal details. We learn that, as a child, the Prince owned a tent and full suit of armour with a spare helmet; and that he played dice and had pets, since there was a page with responsibility for his hares. We also learn that the Prince married for love - Joan of Kent being a highly unsuitable match, in the eyes of his parents, compared with a foreign princess. Like Wallis Simpson in 1936, she had been married twice already, and had a reputation for loose living as well as or beauty. Yet the Black Prince married his Joan in Windsor, where Prince Charles married Camilla a few years ago. But, on the whole, this book does not stir the emotions, as a more straightforward rendering of the Black Prince's story might, and undoubtedly would have done in 1903. Stephen Cooper
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Not really about the Black Prince,
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Why would he title the book "Edward the Black Prince" if it's not really about the Black Prince? It's really about, in the author's own words "Changes in theories and structures of power, especially in its application and manifestation." (from pg 2) Does that sound like nonsense to you, cause it does to me. Just another one of those books that rambles on about theoretical drivel yet teaches nothing about actual history. I was very disappointed.
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