Black Prince Gallery

The Gallery of Costume: In the Days of the Second and Third Edwards, c1934

The Gallery of Costume: In the Days of the Second and Third Edwards, c1934. Illustration of costume worn during the reigns of King Edward II (1307-1327) and King Edward III (1327-1377). Instructions are given in the accompanying text on how to trace the figures onto thin paper, paste them onto cardboard, and cut them out. Information on what colours to use is also given. From The Romance of the Nation, Volume One, edited by Charles Ray. [The Amalgamated Press, Ltd., London, c1934]

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Edward, the Black Prince, relating the particulars of the Battle of Poictiers, 19th century.Artist: J Collyer

Edward, the Black Prince, relating the particulars of the Battle of Poictiers, France, 19th century. Edward, relates the particulars of the Battle of Poictiers to his wife, Joan, the fair maid of Kent. Edward of Woodstock, Prince of Wales (1330-1376), popularly known as the Black Prince, was the eldest son of King Edward III of England and Philippa of Hainault, and father to King Richard II of England. Edward died one year before his father and so never ruled as king (becoming the first English Prince of Wales to suffer that fate). The throne passed instead to his son Richard, a minor, upon the death of Edward. Engraved for Barnard's History of England

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The tomb of Edward, the Black Prince, Canterbury Cathedral

The tomb of Edward, the Black Prince, Canterbury Cathedral. Edward of Woodstock, Prince of Wales (1330-1376), popularly known as the Black Prince, was the eldest son of King Edward III of England and Philippa of Hainault, and father to King Richard II of England. Edward died one year before his father and so never ruled as king (becoming the first English Prince of Wales to suffer that fate). The throne passed instead to his son Richard, a minor, upon the death of Edward

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