The Black Prince

Gone Medieval

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4.6 • 2.2K Ratings

🗓️ 11 April 2025

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

Edward of Woodstock, famously known as the Black Prince, was held up as the epitomy of Medieval Chivalry. Matt Lewis is joined by the Black Prince's biographer, Michael Jones to discuss King Edward III's eldest son; how he took command of the English vanguard at the Battle of Crécy at just 16 years old, captured the French King at Poitiers, his potential as a king, and the enigmatic origins of his nickname.

Gone Medieval is presented by Matt Lewis. It was edited by Amy Haddow. The producer is Joseph Knight. The senior producer is Anne-Marie Luff.

All music used is courtesy of Epidemic Sounds.

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0:00.0	Hello, I'm Matt Lewis.
0:02.6	And I'm Dr. Eleanor Yonaga.
0:04.2	And we're just popping up here to tell you some insider info.
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0:45.1	Hello, I'm Matt Lewis. Welcome to Gone Medieval from History Hit, the podcast that delves into the greatest
0:55.5	millennium in human history. We've got the most intriguing mysteries, the gobsmacking details
1:02.0	and latest groundbreaking research from the Vikings to the printing press, from kings to popes to the crusades.
1:08.9	We cross centuries and continents to delve into rebellions,
1:13.0	plots and murders, to find the stories big and small that tell us how we got here. Find out who we
1:20.1	really were with Gone Medieval. There is a man who represents one of the greatest what-if moments in English medieval history.
1:33.9	He was the oldest son of the mighty King Edward III.
1:37.7	He became the first duke of the first dukedom in English history
1:41.5	when his father created him Duke of Cornwall. He was a founding
1:45.9	member of the Order of the Garter, into which I'm still awaiting my invitation, by the way.
1:52.1	He fought in the legendary victory at the Battle of Cressy and led the English army at Poitiers.
1:58.5	He was born to be king, shaped and moulded by experiences second to none. Yet, he would
2:05.8	never rule England. He was not King Edward IV. Instead, history remembers him by another epithet,
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