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Edward, the Black Prince

Also known as: Edward, the Black Prince; primary name: Edward the Black Prince; other name: (Prince of) Wales; other name: Black Prince, the; other name: Edward of Woodstock; other name: Edward
Details: individual; royal/imperial; British; Male
Life dates: 1330-1376
Biography: Eldest son of King Edward III of England and Philippa of Hainault. Victorious at Crécy (1346) and Poitiers (1356). One of the founder Knights of the Order of the Garter (1348). Buried in Canterbury Cathedral.

98 related objects

badge

Museum number: 1896,0501.82 |
Cultures/periods: x14221 Medieval |
Production date: 400-1500 |
Production place: Made in:England

badge

Museum number: 1856,0701.2149 |
Cultures/periods: x41036 Late Medieval |
Production date: Mid to late 14th century |
Production place: Made in:England |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:London (England)

badge

Museum number: OA.100 |
Cultures/periods: x41036 Late Medieval |
Production date: 1376 |
Production place: Made in:England

coin

Museum number: 1990,0640.34 |
Authority: BIOG26213 Ruler:Edward, the Black Prince |
Production place: Minted in:Agen

coin

Museum number: 1990,0640.31 |
Authority: BIOG26213 Ruler:Edward, the Black Prince |
Production place: Minted in:Figeac

coin

Museum number: 1990,0640.33 |
Authority: BIOG26213 Ruler:Edward, the Black Prince |
Production place: Minted in:Bordeaux

coin

Museum number: 2006,0302.60 |
Production date: 1992 |
Production place: Issued in:British Isles

coin

Museum number: 1935,0401.6560 |
Authority: BIOG26213 Ruler:Edward, the Black Prince |
Production date: 1363-1372 |
Production place: Issued in:Bordeaux

coin

Museum number: 1990,0640.27 |
Authority: BIOG26213 Ruler:Edward, the Black Prince |
Production place: Minted in:Rochelle, La

coin

Museum number: 1990,0640.26 |
Authority: BIOG26213 Ruler:Edward, the Black Prince |
Production place: Minted in:Bordeaux

coin

Museum number: 1840,0714.42 |
Authority: BIOG26213 Ruler:Edward, the Black Prince |
Production date: 1368-1372 |
Production place: Issued in:LimogesIssued in:Aquitaine (region)

coin

Museum number: 2006,1101.60 |
Authority: BIOG117209 Issuer:Walter, moneyer of Alexander III of Scots, at Berwick |
Production date: 1992 |
Production place: Made in:Wales

coin

Museum number: 1990,0640.30 |
Authority: BIOG26213 Ruler:Edward, the Black Prince |
Production place: Minted in:Poitiers

coin

Museum number: 1990,0640.32 |
Authority: BIOG26213 Ruler:Edward, the Black Prince |
Production place: Minted in:Bordeaux

coin

Museum number: 1990,0640.29 |
Authority: BIOG26213 Ruler:Edward, the Black Prince |
Production place: Minted in:Tarbes

coin

Museum number: 1990,0640.24 |
Authority: BIOG26213 Ruler:Edward, the Black Prince |
Production place: Minted in:Bordeaux

coin

Museum number: 1990,0640.25 |
Authority: BIOG26213 Ruler:Edward, the Black Prince |
Production place: Minted in:Rochelle, La

coin

Museum number: 1990,0640.28 |
Authority: BIOG26213 Ruler:Edward, the Black Prince |
Production place: Minted in:Poitiers

coin

Museum number: E.3651 |
Authority: BIOG26213 Ruler:Edward, the Black Prince |
Production date: 1363-1372 |
Production place: Issued in:Bordeaux

counter-box; counter

Museum number: 1893,0409.19

drawing; print study

Museum number: 1883,0714.600 |
Producer name: BIOG47518 Drawn by:Charles Alfred Stothard |
Production date: 1787-1821

drawing; print study

Museum number: 1883,0714.606 |
Producer name: BIOG47518 Drawn by:Charles Alfred Stothard |
Production date: 1811

drawing; print study

Museum number: 1883,0714.570 |
Producer name: BIOG47518 Drawn by:Charles Alfred Stothard |
Production date: 1787-1821

drawing; print study

Museum number: 1883,0714.603 |
Producer name: BIOG47518 Drawn by:Charles Alfred Stothard |
Production date: 1811

drawing; print study

Museum number: 1883,0714.605 |
Producer name: BIOG47518 Drawn by:Charles Alfred Stothard |
Production date: 1811

drawing

Museum number: 1976,U.83 |
Producer name: BIOG64572 Print made by:Anonymous |
Production date: 1716 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

drawing; print study

Museum number: 1883,0714.599 |
Producer name: BIOG47518 Drawn by:Charles Alfred Stothard |
Production date: 1787-1821

drawing; print study

Museum number: 1883,0714.602 |
Producer name: BIOG47518 Drawn by:Charles Alfred Stothard |
Production date: 1787-1821

drawing; print study

Museum number: 1883,0714.598 |
Producer name: BIOG47518 Drawn by:Charles Alfred Stothard |
Production date: 1787-1821

drawing; print study

Museum number: 1883,0714.604 |
Producer name: BIOG47518 Drawn by:Charles Alfred Stothard |
Production date: 1787-1821

drawing; print study

Museum number: 1883,0714.571 |
Producer name: BIOG47518 Drawn by:Charles Alfred Stothard |
Production date: 1787-1821

drawing; print study

Museum number: 1883,0714.597 |
Producer name: BIOG47518 Drawn by:Charles Alfred Stothard |
Production date: 1811

drawing; print study

Museum number: 1883,0714.596 |
Producer name: BIOG47518 Drawn by:Charles Alfred Stothard |
Production date: 1811

medal

Museum number: 1973,1016.5 |
Production date: 1973 |
Production place: Made in:British Isles

medal

Museum number: MG.1047 |
Producer name: BIOG99477 Made by:William Joseph Taylor |
Production place: Made in:London (England)

print; book-illustration

Title: Effigy of Edward the Black Prince. |
Museum number: 1871,1209.1851 |
Producer name: Print made by:Edward BlorePublished by:Harding & Lepard |
Production date: 1824 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; book-illustration

Title: The most Renowned Prince Edward (surnamed the Blac Baziliologia, a Booke of Kings |
Museum number: G,10.100 |
Producer name: Print made by:Renold ElstrackPublished by:Compton Holland |
Production date: 1618 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; toy theatre

Title: Mr Stanley as Sir Thomas Howard, in Edward the Black Prince |
Museum number: 1933,1014.548 |
Producer name: BIOG132491 Published by:A Park |
Production date: 1835-1850 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; book of prints

Museum number: 1898,0520.1042.1-16 |
Producer name: Published by:Thomas McLeanPrint made by:Richard Doyle |
Production date: 1848 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; book-illustration

Title: Edward the Black Prince |
Museum number: 1872,0113.144 |
Producer name: Print made by:Ambrose William WarrenPublished by:J Stratford |
Production date: 1803 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; book-illustration

Title: Interview between Edw. III, and the Prince of Wales after the battle of Crecy |
Museum number: 1872,0113.47 |
Producer name: After:Robert SmirkePrint made by:Thomas Milton |
Production date: 1812 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print

Title: Edward Prince of Aquitain & Wales Selections of the Ancient Costume of Great Britain |
Museum number: J,22.32 |
Producer name: Print made by:John Augustus AtkinsonPrint made by:John Hill |
Production date: 1811 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; diary

Title: Le souvenir or pocket tablet for MDCCCXLI. |
Museum number: 1883,0714.459 |
Producer name: Print made by:John Pye, the youngerPrint made by:Stephen Watts |
Production date: 1840 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)Published in:Birmingham (West Midlands)

print

Title: Colonel Arthur Paget as Edward the Black Prince |
Museum number: 1931,0724.131 |
Producer name: Print made by:Walker & BoutallAfter:J Thomson |
Production date: 1897

print

Title: Elysium and Tartarus or the State of Final Retribu Society of Arts |
Museum number: 1868,0612.2157 |
Producer name: BIOG18560 Print made by:James Barry |
Production date: 1792

print; book-illustration

Title: The Black Prince |
Museum number: 1870,0514.1859 |
Producer name: BIOG64572 Print made by:Anonymous |
Production date: 18thC

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1856,0712.828 |
Producer name: BIOG64572 Print made by:Anonymous |
Production date: 1677

print; book-illustration

Title: Edward P. of Wales son of K.. Edward III |
Museum number: 1873,0510.909 |
Producer name: BIOG49682 Print made by:George Vertue |
Production date: 1745

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1879,1213.193 |
Producer name: BIOG64572 Print made by:Anonymous |
Production date: 1584

print; book-illustration

Title: Eduardus Princeps Cambriae Terror Gallorum |
Museum number: 1948,0315.9.124 |
Producer name: BIOG64572 Print made by:Anonymous |
Production date: 1614

print

Title: The famous battle of Crecy |
Museum number: 1871,1209.5299 |
Producer name: BIOG64572 Print made by:Anonymous |
Production date: 1780

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 2006,U.71 |
Producer name: BIOG31869 Print made by:Wenceslaus Hollar |
Production date: 1677

print; book-illustration

Museum number: G,2.239 |
Producer name: BIOG64572 Print made by:Anonymous |
Production date: 1677

print; frontispiece

Museum number: 1948,0315.9.113 |
Producer name: BIOG64572 Print made by:Anonymous |
Production date: 1688

print; book-illustration

Title: The Victory of Poictiers |
Museum number: G,6.46 |
Producer name: After:Robert SmirkePrint made by:Thomas Milton |
Production date: 1800-1811

print

Title: Elysium and Tartarus or the State of Final Retribu Society of Arts |
Museum number: 1849,1031.241 |
Producer name: BIOG18560 Print made by:James Barry |
Production date: 1792

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1948,0315.2.132 |
Producer name: BIOG64572 Print made by:Anonymous |
Production date: 1688

print

Title: Elysium and Tartarus or the State of Final Retribu Society of Arts |
Museum number: 1868,0612.2158 |
Producer name: BIOG18560 Print made by:James Barry |
Production date: 1792

print; book-illustration; facsimile

Museum number: 1868,0822.2324 |
Producer name: Published by:William PickeringPrinted by:G E Madeley |
Production date: 1831 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; diary

Title: Le souvenir or pocket tablet, for MDCCCXXXVII. |
Museum number: 1883,0714.433 |
Producer name: Print made by:Stephen WattsPrint made by:John Pye, the younger |
Production date: 1836 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)Published in:Birmingham (West Midlands)

print; book-illustration

Title: Edward the Black Prince (eldest Son of Edward III) conducting the King of France his Prisoner throug |
Museum number: 1871,1209.5300 |
Producer name: After:Samuel WalePrint made by:George Noble |
Production date: 1790-1791 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; book-illustration

Title: The Victory of Poictiers |
Museum number: 1872,0113.49 |
Producer name: After:Robert SmirkePrint made by:Thomas Milton |
Production date: 1811 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print

Museum number: 1935,0413.58 |
Producer name: Print made by:Thomas CecillPublished by:Compton Holland |
Production date: 1620-1621

print; book-illustration

Title: Edward the Black Prince |
Museum number: 1872,1109.106 |
Producer name: Print made by:Charles GrignionAfter:Samuel Wale |
Production date: 1786

print

Museum number: 1868,0822.1130 |
Producer name: Print made by:Thomas CecillPublished by:Roger Daniell |
Production date: 1620-1630

print; book-illustration

Title: Jean, Roi en 1350, mort en 1364 âgé de 44 ans |
Museum number: 1875,0710.2741 |
Producer name: After:Charles Nicolas Cochin filsPrint made by:Benoît Louis Prévost |
Production date: 1769-1772

print; book-illustration

Title: Edward Prince of Wales, commonly called the black-Prince |
Museum number: 1861,0209.184 |
Producer name: BIOG37366 Print made by:William Marshall |
Production date: 1642

print; book-illustration

Museum number: G,2.249 |
Producer name: BIOG31869 Print made by:Wenceslaus Hollar |
Production date: 1677

print; book-illustration

Museum number: J,4.330 |
Producer name: BIOG49682 Print made by:George Vertue |
Production date: 1732

print

Title: The Victorious and ever renowned souldier Edward (called ye black Prince son to Edward 3d.) ... |
Museum number: 1870,0514.2908 |
Producer name: BIOG61411 Published by:Robert Walton |
Production date: 1660-1670

print; book-illustration

Title: Jean, Roi en 1350, mort en 1364 âgé de 44 ans |
Museum number: 1896,0511.315 |
Producer name: After:Charles Nicolas Cochin filsPrint made by:Benoît Louis Prévost |
Production date: 1769-1772

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1856,0712.798 |
Producer name: BIOG31869 Print made by:Wenceslaus Hollar |
Production date: 1677

print

Title: Elysium and Tartarus or the State of Final Retribu Society of Arts |
Museum number: 1848,1125.569 |
Producer name: BIOG18560 Print made by:James Barry |
Production date: 1792

print

Title: Edward Prince of Wales & Aquitain Duke of Cornwal |
Museum number: 1959,1201.2 |
Producer name: Print made by:John GoldarPublished by:Cornish & Co |
Production date: 1780s 1813

print

Title: The monument of Edward Prince of Wales Son of K. Edward III in the Cathedral Church of Canterbury |
Museum number: 1915,0430.16 |
Producer name: Print made by:Claude DuboscAfter:Gravelot |
Production date: 1732-1745

print; book-illustration

Title: Edward the Black Prince waiting on his Royal Prisoner John King of France, after defeating him at th |
Museum number: 1872,1109.105 |
Producer name: After:Samuel WalePrint made by:Charles Grignion |
Production date: 1786 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; book-illustration

Title: The prince extorts an amnesty from Pedro the Cruel. |
Museum number: 1877,1013.1136 |
Producer name: After:James William Edmund DoyleBlock cut by:Edmund Evans |
Production date: 1864 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print

Title: Edward Prince of Aquitain & Wales Selections of the Ancient Costume of Great Britain |
Museum number: 1871,1209.1849 |
Producer name: Print made by:John Augustus AtkinsonPrint made by:John Hill |
Production date: 1811 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; book-illustration

Title: Bowyer's History of England |
Museum number: 1858,1009.189 |
Producer name: After:Robert SmirkePrint made by:John Landseer |
Production date: 1797 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; book-illustration

Title: The prince serves king John at table. |
Museum number: 1877,1013.1135 |
Producer name: After:James William Edmund DoyleBlock cut by:Edmund Evans |
Production date: 1864 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print

Title: Edward Prince of Aquitain & Wales Selections of the Ancient Costume of Great Britain |
Museum number: J,22.33 |
Producer name: Print made by:John Augustus AtkinsonPrint made by:John Hill |
Production date: 1811 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; book-illustration

Title: The Black Prince |
Museum number: 1874,1010.93 |
Producer name: BIOG22442 Print made by:Thomas A E Chambars |
Production date: 1757

print; book-illustration

Title: The most Renowned Prince Edward (surnamed the Blac Baziliologia, a Booke of Kings |
Museum number: 1876,0708.58 |
Producer name: BIOG26436 Print made by:Renold Elstrack |
Production date: 1618

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1935,0522.3.86 |
Producer name: BIOG49682 Print made by:George Vertue |
Production date: 1732

print; book-illustration

Museum number: G,2.248 |
Producer name: BIOG49682 Print made by:George Vertue |
Production date: 1732

print

Title: Elysium and Tartarus or the State of Final Retribu Society of Arts |
Museum number: 1846,0425.15 |
Producer name: BIOG18560 Print made by:James Barry |
Production date: 1792

print; book-illustration

Title: Edward, the Black Prince, Receiving the King of France as his Prisoner |
Museum number: 1889,0409.251 |
Producer name: After:William Marshall CraigPublished by:C Brightly |
Production date: 1807 |
Production place: Published in:Suffolk

print; frontispiece

Museum number: 1872,1012.4432 |
Producer name: BIOG64572 Print made by:Anonymous |
Production date: 1688

print; frontispiece

Museum number: 1871,1209.1331 |
Producer name: BIOG64572 Print made by:Anonymous |
Production date: 1688

print; book-illustration

Title: Monument of Edward the Black Prince. |
Museum number: 1868,0822.4824 |
Producer name: Print made by:Edward BlorePublished by:Harding & Lepard |
Production date: 1824 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; book-illustration

Title: Monument of Edward the Black Prince. |
Museum number: 1929,0529.91 |
Producer name: Print made by:Edward BlorePublished by:Harding & Lepard |
Production date: 1824 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; book-illustration

Museum number: G,2.250 |
Producer name: BIOG64572 Print made by:Anonymous |
Production date: 1730-1760

print; book-illustration

Title: Effigy of Edward the Black Prince. |
Museum number: 1868,0822.4825 |
Producer name: Print made by:Edward BlorePublished by:Harding & Lepard |
Production date: 1824 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; book-illustration

Title: Statues on the south side of the tomb of Edward III, in Westminster Abbey |
Museum number: G,2.269 |
Producer name: Print made by:John CarterPublished by:John Carter |
Production date: 1787 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; book-illustration

Title: Edward the Black Prince |
Museum number: G,2.255 |
Producer name: Print made by:Richard Bernard GodfreyPublished by:Francis Blyth |
Production date: 1775 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; book-illustration

Title: Edward refuses succour to his son at Crecy. |
Museum number: 1877,1013.1134 |
Producer name: After:James William Edmund DoyleBlock cut by:Edmund Evans |
Production date: 1864 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

seal-impression; cast

Museum number: 2000,0103.8 |
Production date: 19thC |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:England

seal-impression; cast

Museum number: 2000,0103.9 |
Production date: 19thC |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:England

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