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herseIf  the  daughter  of  a  cmsading
                               King. When  Edward  was  struck
                               down by a poisoned Saraccn dagger
                               she saved his lile by devoted nursing
                               and it is believed that she persondly
                               sucked  the poison from his wounds.
                               Edward  II, 1312-1377  - He  was
                                                                Field  of  the  Cloth  of  Gold - Tlie
                               the grandson  of  Edward  1 and  like
                                                                renowned meeting which took place
                               liim  rvas  also renowned as a  soldier
                                                                in  June  1520  between  Henry  VIF1
                               but less for his Kingship. During his
                                                                of  England  and Francis 1 oE  France.
                               reign  the English won  the bath of
                                                                The  two  monarchs  vied  with  each
                               Crécy and Poitiers.
                                                                other in the richness of their retinues
                                 It was this King who founded  the
                                                                and  their  lavish  hospitality. A  tem-
                               Order of  the Garter.
                                                                porary palace was erected, specially
                                                                for  the  reception  of  Henry  WT.
                               Edward Prince  of  Wales 1330-1376
                                                                wIlich  had  fountains spouting  wine
                               - Better  known  hi  history  as  the
                                                                in  front  of  it.  Besides  this  sonle
                               ' Black Prince '. He was  one of  the
                                                                2,800  tents  were  needed.
                               greatest  heroes  of  English  chivalry.
                                                                  A week was spent in tournaments.
                               He  commanded  the  vanguard  at
                                                                both  Kings  taking  the  field  with
                               Crécy  1346 while slill only  16 years
                                                                their  Knights.
                               of  age  and  was  responsible  for  the
                               rout  of  the  French  at  Poitiers  10
                                                                FIags  - Flags  are  so  ancient  that
                               years later. 11i spite of  his  Knightly
                                                                their  origin  is  unknown.  They  are
                               courtesies  he  was  Frequently  ruth-
                                                                alluded  to in many  ancient writings
                               less and  cruel in his campaigns.
                                                                and  their  use  is  always  taken  for
                                 The efigy  of  the  Prince  may  be
                                                                ganted.
                               seen in Canterbury Cathedra].
                                                                  Flags  have  taken  many  forrns
                               Eglinton Tournament - An attempt  from  the early  standard  referred  to
                               made  by  Archibald  William  Mont-  in  the  Bible  to  pennons  carried  on
                               gomerie  13th  Earl  of  Eglinton  to  the  tips  of  lances,  banners  of  the
                               revive the splendours of  the days of  Nobility carried  in battle, regimental
                               chivalry by staging a  tournament  at  colours,  flags  of  countries.  flags  of
                               Eglinron  castle.
                                                                schools,
                                                                         institutions  and  other
                                 A great deal  of  money  was spent  bodies, house flags of  the mercantile
                               on  the  arrangements  which  would  marine, flags used  for signalling pur-
                               probably  have  been  a  great success  poses by  the fighting forces on both
                               but  the  whole  process  was  ruined  land  and  sea,  even  down  to  bunt-
                               by  a  fantastic  downpour  of  rain  ing used  for purposes  of  decoration.
                               which  started  shortly  before  the   Fîags in their  various forms have
                               tournament  was  due  to  begin  and  been  of  many  different  shapes  and
                               which resulted  in  turning the whole  sizes but are generally of  a standard
                              area into a sea of  wet, sIimy mud.   size  in  every  particular  section  in
                                The  whole  of  the  story  is  very  which  they  are  used.  thus  signal
                               thoroughly described in ' Knight and  flags  are  the  same  size,  regimental
                               ihe Umbrella ', by Ian Anstruther.   colours  are  the  same  size,  and  so
                                                                on.
                              Esdade - One  of  the  methods  of
                              close assault  of  castles by  means of  Flanking Towers  - Towers  set  at
                              scaling ladders.                  intervals  in  the  walls  of  a  castle
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