Michael Jones, author of Bosworth 1485, is a military historian, battlefield tour-guide, and documentary film presenter. He is the co-author of The Women of the Cousins' War and The King's Grave: The Search for Richard III. He lives in England.
The Black Prince is one of the great romantic heroes of the Hundred
Years War, and in Michael Jones he has a worthy biographer. This is
a clear-eyed and thrilling vision of the man behind the legend and
a splendid introduction to one of the most fascinating periods in
medieval history.
Michael Jones superbly brings to life the campaigns and battles
which made the Black Prince's name. The hero and the villain were
one man and Jones does justice to this complexity.
Splendid. Jones convincingly argues that Edward should not be too
readily condemned. Written with great skill and lightly worn
erudition and sure to enthrall a wide audience.
Jones brings the Middle Ages--and one of England's greatest
knights--to life. Thrillingly dives into the 100 Years' War and its
shining star, Edward the Black Prince. A strong biography of a man
who has inspired great love across the ages--a must for shelves and
collections devoted to medieval times.
With a knack for storytelling, Jones describes how England's Edward
of Woodstock embodied the idealized chivalrous warrior prince.
Jones's accounts of Prince Edward's military prowess shine with
clear explanations of military movements and strategy. A strong
portrait.
Engaging. History buffs and readers with a penchant for
larger-than-life personalities will find this read extremely
worthwhile.
In his fine biography, Michael Jones resurrects the recumbent
warrior, giving a vivid but scholarly portrait of the man extolled
by the contemporary chronicler Jean Froissart as 'the very flower
of chivalry.' Informed and insightful. Jones makes a convincing
argument that in life the Black Prince embodied the chivalric aura
that radiates from his splendid effigy.
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