The life and glorious actions of Edward Prince of Wales (commonly call'd the Black Prince) Eldest Son of King Edward the Third. Containing, Remarkable Occurrences of those Times, and particular Relations of the Battle of Cressey, where the whole Power of France was broken, two Kings slain, and a third put to Flight. The Battle of Poictiers ten Years after, when he again overthrew the French, and took their King Prisoner. The Battle of Najara in Spain, where at one Blow he decided the Fate of a Kingdom, and forced the Spaniards to accept Don Pedro for their King. Also the history of his royal brother John of Gaunt, King of Castile and Leon, Duke of Lancaster, and Father of Henry IV King of England, relating His several Expeditions, and an Account of his Right to the Kingdom of Spain. With His Marriages, Issue, and the Descendants from Him now existing; among which are the present Emperor of Germany, King of Spain, and King of Portugal. Collected from records, manuscripts, and historians by Arthur Collins, Esq
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London
printed for Thomas Osborne, in Gray's-Inn
1740, MDCCXL. [1740]
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| Collection: | Eighteenth Century Collections Online / ECCO - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Item Description: | 'The history of John of Gaunt' has a separate titlepage, pagination and register, and consists in part of extracts from Dugdale's Baronage. - English Short Title Catalog, T139241. - Reproduction of original from British Library |
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| Physical Description: | Online-Ressource ([4],308,[8];89,[7]p) 8° |