00:00a prince soldier and commander whose career became closely associated with english military success
00:05during the hundred years war edward of woodstock known to history as the black prince was the
00:11eldest son of king edward the third and one of the most celebrated english military commanders
00:15of the hundred years war born at woodstock in 1330 edward became prince of wales in 1343.
00:22he gained military fame at the battle of crecy in 1346 where he commanded an english division
00:29while still a teenager in 1356 he achieved another major victory at the battle of poitiers
00:35where the english captured king john ii of france edward later campaigned in france and castile
00:41becoming one of the most prominent military figures of the 14th century despite being heir
00:47to the throne edward never became king he died at westminster on june 8th 1376 about a year before
00:55his father edward the third
