Qualla: Siege of Limoges https://qualla.com/siege-of-limoges en-us © 2026 Bendyline Mon, 20 Jul 2026 10:21:32 GMT Qualla serial false Qualla support@bendyline.com yes https://qualla.com/_res/siteimages/rsslogo.png Qualla: Siege of Limoges https://qualla.com/siege-of-limoges Siege of Limoges: Introduction https://qualla.com/siege-of-limoges/ Edward, the Black Prince, was carried to the siege on a litter. Too ill to ride, too furious to stay away, the eldest son of Edward III of England arrived at Limoges in September 1370 determined to punish a city he considered treacherous. Limoges had been under English control, but in August it had opened its gates to the Duke of Berry, switching allegiance to France. For Edward -- warrior-prince, hero of Crécy and Poitiers, now ravaged by illness and watching his French territories crumble -- this betrayal demanded a reckoning that would echo through centuries of historical debate.

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]]> Sat, 14 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/u/0/0/u/siege-of-limoges-wp/u00u-siege-of-limoges-intro.mp3 0:06 1 full Siege of Limoges: Three Princes at the Walls https://qualla.com/siege-of-limoges/ The Anglo-Gascon force that appeared before Limoges was modest in size but extraordinary in command. Three sons of Edward III led the army: Edward himself, the Black Prince; John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster; and Edmund of Langley, Earl of Cambridge. Alongside them rode seasoned s...

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]]> Sat, 14 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/u/0/0/u/siege-of-limoges-wp/u00u-siege-of-limoges-three-princes-at-the-walls.mp3 0:06 2 full Siege of Limoges: The Sack and Its Consequences https://qualla.com/siege-of-limoges/ On 19 September, the English took Limoges by storm. What followed has been debated for more than six centuries. The chronicler Jean Froissart described wholesale slaughter of civilians, creating an image of the Black Prince as a ruthless destroyer. But Froissart's account has bee...

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]]> Sat, 14 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/u/0/0/u/siege-of-limoges-wp/u00u-siege-of-limoges-the-sack-and-its-consequences.mp3 0:06 3 full Siege of Limoges: A Dying Prince's Fury https://qualla.com/siege-of-limoges/ Historians have struggled to explain why Edward acted with such severity. Sean McGlynn, in his study of medieval atrocity, identifies a tangle of motives: a desire to punish what Edward saw as treachery, frustration at his inability to hold his French territories, the psychologic...

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]]> Sat, 14 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/u/0/0/u/siege-of-limoges-wp/u00u-siege-of-limoges-a-dying-princes-fury.mp3 0:06 4 full Siege of Limoges: What the Ruins Remember https://qualla.com/siege-of-limoges/ The siege of Limoges marked, in practical terms, the end of Edward the Black Prince's military career. He would return to England and die in 1376, six years after the sack. The city itself rebuilt, its enamel workshops eventually revived, and Limoges went on to become the porcela...

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