Richard W. Barber

"Richard Barber's biography of this leading figure of the medieval period has dominated the field since it was first published, covering all aspects of the Black Prince's life and military career. Son of Edward III, and father of Richard II, Edward the Black Prince was one of the most successful English commanders in the Hundred Years War, who won victories on the battlefields of Crecy and Poitiers. In this readable historical biography of the legendary warrior, Barber brings to life one of the great eras of medieval England, and a man who was the victor of three great battles and a model of chivalry and courtesy. Based on official records, particularly of Edward's own household and of those who campaigned with him, this work aims to get behind the familiar splendid vision of chivalry to reveal the realities of his character and of the life that he led. The author also seeks to correct a number of minor but persistent errors in earlier histories, deriving from Froissart, and examines how the legend of the Black Prince - including his curious nickname - came into being."--BOOK JACKET.

The Black Prince

Richard William Barber

Myths and Legends of the British Isles

The Knight & Chivalry

An Illustrated Anthology

The Arthurian Legends

To attempt to write a biography of Edward 'the Black Prince', a legendary paragon of chivalry, without turning first to the chronicler of chivalry par excellence, Jean Froissart, may seem self-defeating, particularly as there is so little light to be shed on the prince's character from other sources. But the classic stories of the school textbooks and romantic histories have held sway for too long without being challenged, and I have therefore tried to work outwards from accounts and 'official' chronicles to arrive at an account of Edward, prince of Wales and Aquitaine, and in particular of the group of men who were his companions-in-arms. Space and time have not allowed me to do as much work on the latter as I would have wished, but I hope that I have been able to show both the prince and his father as part of a close-knit, brilliant group of knights rather than as isolated figures, and to capture something of the prince's life as a great baron and as an almost sovereign ruler in Aquitaine. - Preface.

A Biography of the Black Prince

Edward, Prince of Wales and Aquitaine

The Knight and Chivalry

A survey of the influence of the Arthurian legends on musical works.

King Arthur in Music

Geoffrey Baker

David Preest

Geoffrey le Baker's chronicle covers the reigns of Edward II and Edward III up to the English victory at Poitiers. David Preest's new translation includes extensive notes and an introduction by Richard Barber.

The Chronicle of Geoffrey Le Baker of Swinbrook

Summary: Alphabetically lists the gods of such diverse cultures as Polynesia, Japan, and ancient Greece, with substantial accounts of their exploits.

A Companion to World Mythology

Richard Barber, (Ed

Traces the varied history, legends, and myths of the Holy Grail, from the medieval Church's religious version of the secular ideal and Chrétien de Troyes's twelfth-century romances to popular best sellers of the late twentieth century.

Imagination and Belief

The Holy Grail

Anne Riches

Mythical creatures drawn largely from medieval travellers' tales, but encompassing civilisations from the Sumerians to the Wild West.

Richard W. Barber

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