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Authors: David Green
The Battle of Poitiers 1356 (21 page)
39
Froissart,
Oeuvres
, ed. Lettenhove, vi, 394.
40
DNB, xiii, 661-2; Booth and Carr,
Account of Master John de Brunham
, 169-70;
GEC
, xi, 388-90.
41
Griffiths,
Principality
, 105; T.F. Tout,
Chapters in the Administrative History of Mediaeval England. The Wardrobe, the Chamber and the Small Seal
, Manchester, 1920-33, iii, 296, 327-8; ibid., v, 390 n. 2, 439-40; Booth and Carr,
Account of Master John de Brunham
, 175;
DNB
, liii, 456-8; v, 390.
42
Scrope-Grosvenor, 240-3.
43
10 Mar. 1353,
BPR
, ii, 45-6.
44
GEC
, xii, pt. 1, 429-32; pt. 2, 151.
45
GEC
, x, 222-4.
46
This was argued against by Bernard de la Troy, whose statement was witnessed by Clisson, Montague, Burghersh, Robert Holland, Thomas Roos and Brocas, BL Cotton Caligula D III f. 102.
47
Booth states that he joined the prince shortly after the Black Death,
The Financial Administration of the Lordship and County of Cheshire, 1272-1377
, (Chetham Society, 3rd ser., xxviii, 1981), 74. Tout notes him as steward from c.1350 and governor of the prince’s business from at least 29 Sept. 1358 until his death in 1361,
Chapters
, v, 387, 391, 433, 440.
Note on Illustrations
The illustrations are intended to be both representational and acknowledge the style and character of illuminations in (near) contemporary manuscripts of the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, such as the Grandes Chroniques, the Chroniques of Jean Froissart, and Gaston Fébus’ Livre de chasse. The colouring and the decorative nature of the manuscripts have been particular influences. Readers are directed towards the very fine online collection held by the Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris, for examples of these rich, atmospheric, and detailed works.
Medieval tapestries such as the Angers Apocalypse and the Lady and the Unicorn (Musée de Cluny) have also influenced the illustrations in terms of texture and means of composition. Further sources have included monumental effigies and brasses. In addition to a range of scholarly literature regarding arms and armour, re-enactments demonstrating the uses of medieval weaponry undertaken by the Royal Armouries have been considered.
Kate Green originally trained as a fine artist at Exeter College of Art and Design and later studied Illustration at Chelsea College of Art and the University of Central England, where she gained a masters degree. She currently works as a decorative artist and book illustrator and has exhibited widely in the UK and Ireland.
List of Illustrations
All illustrations courtesy of David Green unless otherwise stated
1
Tomb of the Black Prince, Canterbury cathedral. TA CD Green, Black Prince.
2
Tomb of Sir William Kerdeston, Reepham, Norfolk. Copyright Andrew Midgeley
3
Misericord. Copyright Andrew Midgeley.
4
Sunday – Initial Dispositions.
5
The Attack of the Marshals.
6
The Dauphin’s Attack.
7
The Final Clash.
8
Tomb of Sir Hugh Calveley, Bunbury church, Cheshire.
9
Henry of Grosmont
10
Mounted men-at-arms. Copyright Kate Green.
11
Chevauchée
. Copyright Kate Green
12
Archers and infantry. Copyright Kate Green
13
Anglo-Welsh longbowmen. Copyright Kate Green
14
The Black Prince. Copyright Kate Green
15
Cavalry. Copyright Kate Green
16
Statue of Edward the Black Prince, Leeds City Square. Copyright Andrew Midgeley
17
Arms of Edward III, Westminster Abbey
18
Coin of the Black Prince. TA CD 10, 219/293.
19
Coin of the Black Prince. TA CD 10, 218/291.
20
Great Seal of Edward III.
21
Seal of Edward, prince of Aquitaine.
22
Stall plate of Sir John Chandos.
23
Jupon with the arms of Edward the Black Prince.
24
Tomb of Sir Nicholas Dagworth (d. 1402),
25
Stall plate of Sir John de Grailly.
26
Memorial brass of Sir Hugh Hastings. Copyright Andrew Midgeley.
27
The funeral achievements of the Black Prince, Canterbury cathedral.
28
Shield with royal arms from the prince’s tomb.
29
Coin of the Black Prince
30
Coin of the Black Prince
31
Warwick castle. Copyright Andrew Midgeley
32
Jousting helm of Richard Pembridge
33
Tomb of Sir John Wingfield.
34
Tomb of Sir Michael and Lady de la Pole. Copyright Andrew Midgeley
35
Plantagenet/Valois Geneaology
36
The Black Prince’s Military Campaigns
37
The Grand Chevauchee, 1355
38
The raid of 1356
Table of Contents
Introduction: The Black Prince and the Hundred Years War
Chapter One: 1355, the Grande Chevauchée
Chapter Two: Winter–Spring 1355–6 Defence and Preparation
Chapter Three: The Campaign of 1356
Chapter Four: The Battle of Poitiers
Conclusion: Poitiers, the Black Prince and his Military Retinue
Appendix II: Wargaming the Battle of Poitiers (written with Martin Tweedy Smith)
Table of Contents
Introduction: The Black Prince and the Hundred Years War
Chapter One: 1355, the Grande Chevauchée
Chapter Two: Winter–Spring 1355–6 Defence and Preparation
Chapter Three: The Campaign of 1356
Chapter Four: The Battle of Poitiers
Conclusion: Poitiers, the Black Prince and his Military Retinue
Appendix II: Wargaming the Battle of Poitiers (written with Martin Tweedy Smith)