2nd Edition

Edward the Black Prince A Study of Power in Medieval Europe

By David Green Copyright 2024
268 Pages 13 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

268 Pages 13 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

268 Pages 13 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This fully updated second edition uses the career of Edward the Black Prince to explore key developments in the history of late medieval Europe. The eruption of the Hundred Years War, the arrival of the Black Death, England’s first religious heresy, and major innovations in the role of parliament all took place during Edward’s lifetime. As king-in-waiting and one of the most significant... Read more

1. England at War 2. The Black Death 3. Chivalry and Nobility 4. A Prince’s Household: Lordship and Status 5. Parliament, Representation and the Body Politic 6. Religion – Piety and Patronage

Biography

David Green is Professor of History at Harlaxton College. His research deals chiefly with the Plantagenet estates in the later middle ages, English ‘colonialism’, and concepts of chivalry. He is the author of The Hundred Years War: A People’s History (2014); and co-editor of The Plantagenet Empire, 1259-1453 (2016).