Edward the Black Prince

Edward the Black Prince ( 1330 – 76 )
Prince of Wales ( 1343 – 76 ), the eldest son of Edward III . He was an outstanding example of the chivalric ideal, a military leader who helped restore national pride to the English by a series of victories in the Hundred Years War . He commanded part of his father's army at Crécy ( 1346 ), and in 1356 won the Battle of Poitiers , capturing John II . In 1367 he restored King Pedro to the throne of Castile, but the campaign in Spain ruined his health. By his love match...

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