Edward “The Black Prince” of Woodstock, tournament armour, 14th century

Edward of Woodstock, known as the Black Prince, was a 14th-century English knight and military commander, famous for his courage in battle and his key role in English victories of the Hundred Years' War, such as the Battles of Crécy (1346) and Poitiers (1356). In this Edward of Woodstock set, he wears his armor but more specifically his great tournament helm with a crest in the shape of a lion and also his shield of "peace" displaying three white feathers, a symbol representing the king of Bohe