Some historians believe it may trace back to the dark armor he wore in battle. It is not known how Edward of Woodstock, son of King Edward III and father of King Richard II, acquired his nickname. The tomb of Edward of Woodstock with armor and artifacts he wore in battle above it. “This isn’t just any armor-it is his armor, the same armor that hangs empty above the tomb, replicated with complete fidelity even down to tiny details like the position of rivets.” “There is something deeply affecting about the way his armor is depicted on the tomb,” team co-leader Jessica Barker, a senior lecturer in Medieval Art at the Courtauld, says in a statement. The effigy armor is very similar to knight’s armor actually worn by the Black Prince, which is displayed at the cathedral. Their examination of the protective plating on the reclined figure shows an intricate system of bolts and pins holding it all together, demonstrating the designer had a detailed knowledge of medieval armor, according to Jennifer Ouellette of Ars Technica. A team of historians and scientists from the Courtauld Institute of Art used noninvasive techniques to look inside the effigy on the tomb at Canterbury Cathedral in England. Using X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy and other medical imaging equipment, researchers have discovered that the metal armor on the effigy was likely made by an actual armorer, reports Maev Kennedy of the Art Newspaper. Historians have long wondered how the realistic knight’s armor on the tomb of the infamous Black Prince, Edward of Woodstock and heir to the English throne who died in 1376, was crafted.
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