Edward the Black Prince

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 noblemen in the realm, the prince was a major influence over local and international politics, and ...