The man was a military prodigy.īeing prince of Wales, duke of Cornwall and earl of Cheshire, he introduced the welsh longbowmen into the English army. Ten years later he vanquished the French at Poitiers and even managed to capture their king, John the Good! He would still insure a great military victory at Najera (1367) against a Franco-Trastamaran coalition. At age 16 he “won his spurs” leading the English vanguard at the Battle of Crécy (1346). The Black Prince achieved great military deeds and dazzled many people with his lavish court in southern France–he was prince of Aquitaine. Joke aside, the answer is really quite simple. It’s certainly more convenient than searching for Edward, the one who was heir to the throne of England but never made it to kingship because he died not too long before his father. Nevertheless, the “Black Prince” appellation has become a common name for him in history books and therefore it sticks. I would argue he became worthy of the name when he dressed in black to mourn his opponent, John the Blind, dead at Crécy (1346). The origin of his pseudonym remains clouded in mystery. ![]() No one called him as such during his lifetime. ![]() > Original post on AskHistorians My Answer In Short: Who’s Edward of Woodstock, the Black Prince?Įdward of Woodstock only became known as the “Black Prince” by the sixteenth century. Is he famous because he was a skilled knight or what? ![]() Since I watched a Knight’s Tale, I was curious about the Black Prince, I learnt that he was never king, so why is he famous? I know he’s called the Black Prince because of his black armour. Why is the Edward the Black Prince so famous?
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