A short history of England . both the English and Frenchwere nearly exhausted, so a truce wasagreed upon which with occasional in-terruptions lasted for several years. 2 05. The Black Prince. — Part of thelighting at Cre*cy and before Calais hadbeen under the leadership of the kingseldest son. Edward, then a boy of fif-teen years and commonly known as theBlack Prince, from the color of thearmor which he habitually wore. Hebecame more and more prominent asthe war continued, lighting beside hisfather in hand-to-hand battles on sea and land, leading successfulravaging expeditions through the hear
A short history of England . both the English and Frenchwere nearly exhausted, so a truce wasagreed upon which with occasional in-terruptions lasted for several years. 2 05. The Black Prince. — Part of thelighting at Cre*cy and before Calais hadbeen under the leadership of the kingseldest son. Edward, then a boy of fif-teen years and commonly known as theBlack Prince, from the color of thearmor which he habitually wore. Hebecame more and more prominent asthe war continued, lighting beside hisfather in hand-to-hand battles on sea and land, leading successfulravaging expeditions through the heart of France, and contendingin tournaments during the short periods when there was no actualwarfare in progress. He was passionately fond of fighting, venturesome, yet skillful as a general. He was courteous andkind, at least to men and women of the noble class, whether theywere his own companions in arms or his defeated enemies. Hefully satisfied the ideal of a chivalrous knight as that ideal washeld at the Tne Black Prince (from theeffigy on his tomb in Can-terbury Cathedral) FIRST HALF OF THE HUNDRED YEARS WAR 239 206. Knighthood The fourteenth century was the golden age of chivalry. The word chivalry is somewhat vague inmeaning and belongs perhaps to romance rather than to soberhistory. It is nevertheless true that in the later middle ages agroup of ideals and practices grew up among knights and nobleswhich influenced their actions and feelings and did much tosoften the repulsiveness of an age filled with brutality. A young man born from the class of feudal landholders wasexpected to serve for some years as page to a nobleman, knight,or noble lady, learning to wait at table, to ride, to use weapons,to play music, and to have good manners. Next he acted assquire or attendant on a knight till he had obtained practice inthe tournament, in war, and in the ways of knighthood, and hadcome fully to mans age. He might then hope for an opportu-nity, seldom long lac
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