The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-06-15
TODAY IN HISTORY
Birthday Of the "eIaek Prince"
WEDNESDAY,, JUNE IS, 1910

DlTInQdy OI TIC oIdSN
Today Is the birthday OF Edward,
prince of Wales, who was called the
BLACK Prince" and whose romantic ch-
rcer Is one OF the most interesting IN
English history, He was the son OF Ed
ward III. and was the hero OF his IA
theirs wars He WAS feared IN France
but greatly loved in England.
The campaign OF 1916 was his first III
manded the right wing of his father
army. at the battle OF Crecy, Inc
French, with an immensely superior
force, made tho attack, There was
striking difference between the two ar
mics, as indeed there was between the
two countries. France was wealthy. pop
ulous and in the full vigor OF feudal
splendor. The men who fought under
her banner were the proud barons and
their mailed rctainers and mcrccnarlcs.
England was comparatively free. Her
soldiers were the stout yeomen OF the
shires, accustomed TO draw their cloth
yard arrows TO the head and learning
10 night for their country rather than Tor
feudal lord
The battle of Crecy was a slaughter;
The boy Edward fought With tho skill
and bravery Of a veteran. The French
lost 300 knights and 80, 900 footmen.
more than the whole English army. King
Philip OF France fled in dismay and King
Edward embracing the Black Prince. eX-
claimed:
Fair son, my son you ere in truth;
for you have distinguished yourself this
QdN,
in 1865 tho Black Prince plllagad the
peasant farms OF central France. which
had ncvor known The sight of war, The
plumber sulhCed 70 fiji out another Eng
ish army the following year, at whose
head the prince ravaged the valley OF the
Loire and gained the road to Paris. The
new king. John, called "Tte Good" rail-
lied $4,000 Frenchmcn TO block the way
Gascons. entrapped at Po!tiers. offered
peace and a restoration OF his conquests
rather than risk fight But John, sure
OF his prey. sconed his terms.
The battle Of Poitiers epsued Septem-
Der 10. 1856. BY a reckless attack the
Frenchmen threw away the advantages
OF superior numbers, The skillful dispo-
sition of the English. and their fierce
Prince. King John was taken captive
and was exhibited 10 the Londoners In
trmmphal procession, The Black Prince
remained on the continent as ruler OF
could not be bribed. His own province
being nj peace he looked for trouble. and
found 1T in the neighboring peninsula Of
Spain.
In 1869 France and England battIed
again. but the Black Prince had won his
last night. Broken in health, despalrlng
OF MS own succession and fearing lest
his brothers should bar his son. Richard
from the throne, he returned to England
His campaigns had produced nothing but
misery and lasting hatred between Eng
land and France
The last act of the Black Prince was 10
side with the people against his father.
In the parliament OF 1876 the commons
protested against extravaganza and mis-
management. For the first time In the
history Of England two Of the royal min
listers were accused, convicted and con-
demned. The court was purged of its
unpopular courtiers. Aluce Perrers, the
taVorite OF the king, was banished These
ana other reforms won for this parlIa-
ment the designation OF "The Good" II
was thus called because in working out
these reforms the Plack Prince was
largely guided by William of Wykenam,
bishop OF Winchester,
The Black Prince died soon afterward
and parliament acknowledged his little
son, Richard. as his heir. In June of the
following year the king himself died
On June IL King John granted the
magma charta at Runnymede 1215); the
national capital was transferred from
Pniladelphia TO Washington (lS00l:
Washington took command OF the army
QH9)' Franklin drew electricity from, the
clouds and proved its identity with light
nlns Iio2); Arkansas was admitted to
the Union QS36); Oregon treaty was
signed with England USi6): June 10 was
the birthday OF William Nash, clergy
man and editor GSOO; Henry. 6. san
tord; the American diplomat GS23), and
sol Smith Russell. the actor GSIS). Wat
Iyler was killed on this date Q3SD: and
lhomas Campbell the poet. died In 1911