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Military art prints of Edward
the Black Prince. Edward the Black Prince. was born in 1330. the
eldest son of King Edward III. he became Prince of Wales in 1343. He took
part in the Hundred Years war campaigning with his father. The
gained a fierce reputation at the Battle of Crecy. and it was the French
soldiers who named him The Black Prince due to his Black Armour. The
name of Black Prince was only recorded in Britain during the the 16th
century. In 1355 The Black Prince led a campaign in Aquitaine
and during the battle of Poitiers defeated and captured the French King. John
II. and Edward the Black prince became the ruler of the English
principality of Aquitaine. he did not live to succeed his
father but his son did. becoming King Richard the II
The Battle of Crécy: When Edward III's claim to the Duchy of
Aquitaine was challenged by Philip of Valois, he invaded the Kingdom of France
and fought a series of battles which added lustre to the British arms. Of
these the most renowned was Crécy, for it was there that the Black Prince won
his spurs and decorated his house with the crest of the fallen King of Bohemia
- the triple feather of the Prince of Wales. Edward's small yet formidable
force was skillfully disposed on rising ground 12 miles from Abbeville.
The right wing of 800 men-at-arms, 1,000 Welshmen and 2,000 archers, was
commanded by the Black Prince with whom was the Earl of Warwick. The banners
of the Earls of Northumberland and Arundel were the rallying point of 1,200
archers and 800 men-at-arms under the King. Having made good cheer with the
chief lords of his host and having confessed himself at the altar, Edward
mounted his palfrey and rode among the ranks urging every man "to take
heed that day of his right and honour". Philip advanced with the
intention of resting his men, who were exhausted by a long march, and of
giving battle next day, but the sight of the English taking their ease in the
fair fields of Normandy was too great a strain on his patience and on that of
his followers. Fifteen thousand Genoese archers armed with crossbows were
ordered to attack and began by "making a great leap and cry to abash the
English," but the English were not to be "abashed" by shouts
and grimaces, and the Genoese venturing nearer were met with a shower of
arrows "so thick that it seemed snow". They fell back in confusion
upon the French men-at-arms who, at the command of Philip, forgot their enemy
and turned their weapons against the unhappy Genoese. The English were not
slow to take advantage of this amazing conduct and the slaughter was great.
The Black Prince on the right was fiercely assailed by the flower of French
chivalry aided by many Germans. So sorely was he handled that assistance was
demanded from the King. "Is my son dead, or hurt, or on the ground
felled?" asked Edward. "No, Sire", replied the messenger,
"but he is hardly matched and has need of your help." "Suffer
him this day to win his spurs," was the King's answer. And right worthily
did he win them, for thousands of the French were slain and their King found
safety in flight. The blind King of Bohemia disdaining to flee, besought his
knights to let him strike one more blow, and tying the bridles of their
chargers together they rode dauntless to death. It was at Crécy that we used
cannon for the first time. They were called bombards which "with fire and
noise like God's thunder threw little balls of iron to frighten the
horses." Text by William Maxwell 1902.
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The Joust of Peace (The Black Knight) by Mark Churms.
Edward Plantagenet, Prince of Wales turns his charger once more to engage his opponent in a joust of courtesy using blunt lances.
Signed limited edition of 1000 prints. Image size 24 inches x 15 inches (61cm x 38cm). Price £95.00
Limited edition of 50 artist proofs. Image size 24 inches x 15 inches (61cm x 38cm). Price £135.00
Postcard size 6 inches x 4 inches (15cm x 10cm). Price £2.00
ITEM CODE DHM0462
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Battle of Crecy by Brian Palmer.
Battle of Crecy 26th August 1346. On 12th July Edward III landed in Normandy with his army and marching north plundered the countryside. King Philip VI assembled an army to stop Edward and tracked them across the Somme River. When Edward reached Crécy he stopped and ordered his army to take up defensive positions. King Philip surveyed the English positions and decided to postpone his attack until August 27th. However, the French vanguard pressed forward too far and so committed the entire army to the battle. The hired Genoese crossbowmen began the assault but came under severe attack from the English longbows and so fled to the rear. King Philip then ordered his cavalry to charge resulting in a huge loss of horse and man under the barrage of arrows which rained down on them. By the end of the night after several unsuccessful assaults the French army was reduced by a third and King John of Luxemburg was dead. Edward then turned towards Calais.
Signed limited edition of 1150 prints. Image size 25 inches x 15 inches (64cm x 38cm). Price £95.00
Limited edition of 50 artist proofs. Image size 25 inches x 15 inches (64cm x 38cm). Price £135.00
Limited edition of 50 giclee canvas prints. Image size 30 inches x 20 inches (76cm x 51cm). Price £460.00
Original painting by Brian Palmer. Image size 30 inches x 20 inches (76cm x 51cm). Price £2600.00
Postcard size 6 inches x 4 inches (15cm x 10cm). Price £2.00
ITEM CODE DHM1291
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The Surrender of John I of France at the Battle of Poitiers, September 19th 1356 by John Cameron.
Antique print published by Cassell and Co. in 1915. Colour plate from British Battles. Image size 10 inches x 7.5 inches (25cm x 19cm). Price £25.00
ITEM CODE ANT0065
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Battle of Poitiers, 1356 by Henry Dupray.
Antique print c.1890 mounted on thick card at the time. Image size 8 inches x 12 inches (20cm x 31cm). Price £75.00
ITEM CODE HD0004
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The Black Prince Before the Battle of Crecy by Mark Churms.
Signed limited edition of 1150 prints. Special Promotion : This print is 30% off for a limited time only! Image size 8 inches x 12 inches (20cm x 31cm). Price £23.52
Limited edition of 50 artist proofs. Image size 8 inches x 12 inches (20cm x 31cm). Price £45.00
ITEM CODE DHM0463
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Charge of the French Cavalry, Battle of Crecy by Harry Payne.
Printed on high quality 300gsm German etching stock. Only 25 copies of this superb quality reprint are available.
Special edition of 25 reprints. Paper and Image size 12 inches x 9 inches (31cm x 23cm). Price £18.00
Original chromolithograph plate published by Raphael Tuck and Sons, 1915. Paper size 10 inches x 7 inches (25cm x 18cm). Price £45.00
ITEM CODE VAR0610
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Battle of Crecy, 1346 by Henry Dupray.
Limited edition of 200 prints. Print size 12 inches x 8 inches (31cm x 20cm). Price £13.00
Antique print c.1890 mounted on thick card at the time. Image size 12 inches x 8 inches (31cm x 20cm). Price £70.00
ITEM CODE HD0012
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The Joust of Peace (The Black Prince) by Mark Churms
Edward Plantagenet, Prince of Wales turns his charger once more to engage
his opponent in a joust of courtesy using blunt lances.
Battle of Crecy by Brian Palmer The Surrender of John I of France at the Battle of
Poitiers, September 19th 1356 by John Cameron
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Crécy
1346, Triumph of the Longbow by David Nicolle
The battle of Crécy
was the first major land battle of the Hundred Years War. It pitted the
French Army, then considered the best in Europe, and their miscellaneous
allies against the English under King Edward III and the 'Black Prince',
who as yet had no great military reputation; this was the battle where he
'won his spurs'. The Genoese crossbowmen were outshot by the English
longbows and the pattern was set for the rest of the day: the French
cavalry were committed piecemeal in fruitless charges against strong
English positions, losing perhaps 10,000 men in the course of the
fighting. After almost a millennium in which cavalry had dominated the
field of battle, the infantrymen, and particularly the longbowmen, now
ruled supreme.
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