Project Gutenberg 2012-09-18 Public domain in the USA. 86 Creighton, Louise 1850 1936 Life of Edward the Black Prince Produced by sp1nd, Paul Clark and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Life of Edward the Black Prince" by Louise Creighton is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The book explores the life and achievements of Edward, the Black Prince, focusing on his significant role during the Hundred Years' War between England and France, particularly emphasizing his character, campaigns, and the socio-political context of the time. Readers can expect a detailed examination of his early life, military exploits, and impact on English history. At the start of the narrative, the author introduces Edward III's reign and the sociopolitical turmoil surrounding Edward the Black Prince's birth and early years. The opening details the conditions leading up to Edward III's rise to power amidst the manipulations of his mother and her lover, Mortimer, along with the ongoing Scottish conflict. Furthermore, it sets the stage for Edward's education under an esteemed tutor, outlining the values and skills he acquired in the chivalric tradition. This provides the groundwork for understanding his later military endeavors and character development, positioning him within the broader historical tapestry of an England eager for glory on the battlefield. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/40791/40791-h/images/front_cover.jpg en Great Britain -- History -- Edward III, 1327-1377 Edward, Prince of Wales, 1330-1376 DA Text Browsing: History - British Browsing: History - Medieval/The Middle Ages Browsing: History - Warfare 445061 445072 2024-09-17T08:08:24.970008 2023-09-17T16:12:29.012874 text/html text/html 437006 2012-09-18T16:12:24 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1292288 2012-09-18T16:12:26 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1330442 2024-09-17T08:08:32.446907 application/epub+zip 1333939 2024-09-17T08:08:26.239974 application/epub+zip 229747 2024-09-17T08:08:25.555970 application/epub+zip 1464084 2024-09-17T08:08:36.917624 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1423263 2024-09-17T08:08:31.570954 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 324694 2022-09-18T16:26:59.802156 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 369067 368873 2024-09-17T08:08:24.012976 2023-09-17T16:12:27.985872 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 368966 2012-09-18T16:12:24 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 134879 2012-09-18T16:12:26 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 368965 2012-09-18T16:12:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 134829 2012-09-18T16:12:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20646 2024-09-17T08:08:37.236410 application/rdf+xml 15020 2024-09-17T08:08:25.671938 image/jpeg 2112 2024-09-17T08:08:25.613960 image/jpeg 1294634 2024-09-17T08:08:25.026953 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia