Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of Illustrations
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Part I Prologue
- 1 Origins
- Part II The Chevauchée in the Languedoc, October to December 1355
- Part III Interlude
- Part IV The Poitiers Chevauchée, August to October 1356
- Part V Epilogue
- Appendix 1 Summary Itinerary for Prince's Division, 1355
- Appendix 2 Summary Itinerary for Prince's Division, 1356
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
- Warfare in History
1 - Origins
from Part I - Prologue
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 12 September 2012
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of Illustrations
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Part I Prologue
- 1 Origins
- Part II The Chevauchée in the Languedoc, October to December 1355
- Part III Interlude
- Part IV The Poitiers Chevauchée, August to October 1356
- Part V Epilogue
- Appendix 1 Summary Itinerary for Prince's Division, 1355
- Appendix 2 Summary Itinerary for Prince's Division, 1356
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
- Warfare in History
Summary
Since therefore the kingdom of France has by divine disposition devolved upon us by the clearest right owing to the death of Charles of noted memory, the last king of France, brother to our lady mother, and since the lord Philippe de Valois, son of the King's uncle and thus further removed in blood from the said king, has intruded himself by force into the kingdom while we were yet of tender years … we have recognised our right to the kingdom and have undertaken the burden of the rule of that kingdom, as we ought to do, resolving with unshakeable purpose … to cast out the usurper when opportunity shall seem most propitious.
Edward III assumes the title and arms of the king of France, 1340On 11 April 1357, William Pierres, master of the Sainte-Marie, took on board his ship at Bordeaux King Jean II of France. Jean had been taken prisoner the previous September at the Battle of Poitiers, and he, along with numerous other prisoners captured at the battle, was on his way to London. The Sainte-Marie reached Plymouth on 5 May. For his troubles William received £20 from the prince, and his crew of 100 mariners shared a further £66 13s 4d. On 24 May King Jean, riding a white courser, entered London as the prisoner of Edward the Black Prince. The prince rode behind the king on a modest black hackney, probably to emphasise the eminent rank of his captive.
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- In the Steps of the Black PrinceThe Road to Poitiers, 1355–1356, pp. 7 - 16Publisher: Boydell & BrewerPrint publication year: 2011