Following the Black Prince on the Road to Poitiers, 1355-1356
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Following the Black Prince on the Road to Poitiers, 1355-1356

A Handbook and Guide for Tourists

by Peter Hoskins

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A practical guide to retracing the steps and the military campaigns of the Black Prince.

In this guide, available in digital format for handheld devices only, Peter Hoskins takes the tourist along the routes of the Black Prince's expedition to France in 1355 and 1356. He draws on his on-the-ground experience of walking more than 1,300 miles across France, retracing the routes of the armies in search of a greater understanding of the Black Prince's expedition. He tells the story of the raids from Bordeaux to the Mediterranean and north to the Loire which culminated in the Black Prince's victory at the Battle of Poitiers, and provides detailed information to allow the tourist to follow the routes by car, on foot or by bike. The sixteen tours each have a map, details of sites of historic interest, and GPS co-ordinates, with further practical information to help tourists plan their visit; they cater for motorists, walkers and cyclists alike.

PETER HOSKINS combines his interest in exploration of his adopted country, France, with his research into the Hundred Years War. His book, In the Steps of the Black Prince: The Road to Poitiers, 1355-1356 was published in 2011; this volume forms a companion to it.
Advice for Tourists
The Historical Background
Tour 1 - Bordeaux to Labastide-d'Armagnac
Tour 2 - Labastide-d'Armagnac to Mirande
Tour 3 - Mirande to Castanet-Tolosan
Tour 4 - Castanet-Tolosan to Lézignan-Corbières
Tour 5 - Lézignan-Corbières to Limoux
Tour 6 - Limoux to Carbonne
Tour 7 - Carbonne to Ste-Christie
Tour 8 - Ste-Christie to la Réole
Tour 9 - La Réole to Périgueux
Tour 10 - Périgueux to Chabanais
Tour 11 - Chabanais to Châteauroux
Tour 12 - Châteauroux to Romorantin-Lanthenay
Tour 13 - Romorantin-Lanthenay to the Battlefield (Nouaillé-Maupertuis)
Tour 14 - A Guide to the Battlefield (Nouaillé-Maupertuis)
Tour 15 - The Battlefield (Nouaillé-Maupertuis) to la Rochefoucauld
Tour 16 - La Rochefoucauld to Bordeaux
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July 2014

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Title Details

192 Pages

0 x 0 cm

2 b/w, 26 line illus.

Imprint: Boydell Press