Editing Edward the Black Prince (section)

==Death==
[[File:TOMB OF THE BLACK PRINCE, CANTERBURY CATHEDRAL.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|[[Tomb of Edward, the Black Prince|Edward's tomb]] in [[Canterbury Cathedral]]]]
[[File:Black Prince Heraldic Achievements (cropped).JPG|thumb|upright=1.0|right|Edward's heraldic [[Achievement (heraldry)|achievements]] on display in Canterbury Cathedral]]
From the period of the Good Parliament, Edward knew that he was dying. His [[dysentery]] had become so violent on occasion, causing him to faint from weakness, that his household believed he had died.{{efn|name="dysentery"|It is widely believed that he contracted amoebic dysentery but some argue against the likelihood that he could sustain a ten-year battle with dysentery. Other possible diagnoses include nephritis, cirrhosis or a combination of these.({{harvnb|Green|2007|p=73}}; {{harvnb|MacNalty|1955|p=411}}).}} He left gifts for his servants in his will and said goodbye to Edward III, whom he asked to confirm his gifts, pay his debts quickly out of his estate, and protect his son [[Richard II of England|Richard]]. Edward's illness is thought to have started after his victory at the Battle of Nájera in 1367, relapsing sporadically over the next 9 years of his life. There are several diverse infections or inflammatory conditions that may have led to his demise. These might include malaria (specifically vivax), brucellosis, inflammatory bowel disease, or long-term complications of acute dysentery. However, chronic dysentery is probably unlikely.<ref>Anderson JR, Burns DS, Naumann DN. BMJ Mil Health 2024;170:169–170.</ref>

His death was announced at the [[Palace of Westminster]] on 8 June 1376.<ref>{{harvnb|Hunt|1889|p=101}} cites Walsingham, i, 321; ''Froissart'', i, 706, Buchonl</ref>{{efn|It is asserted by [[William Caxton|Caxton]], in his continuation of the "[[Ranulf Higden|Polychronicon]]", cap.8, that the Prince died at his [[Kennington|manor of Kennington]] and that his body was brought to Westminster on 8 July, [[Trinity Sunday]], a day he had always kept with special reverence ({{harvnb|Hunt|1889|p=101}} cites Chandos, vol. 1. p. 4201)}} In his last moments, he was attended by the [[Bishop of Bangor]] who urged him to ask forgiveness of God and of all those he had injured. He "made a very noble end, remembering God his Creator in his heart" and asked people to pray for him.{{sfn|Hunt|1889|pp=100–101}}

Edward was buried in [[Canterbury Cathedral]] on 29{{nbs}}September. His funeral and the design of [[Tomb of Edward, the Black Prince|his tomb]] were conducted in accordance to the directions dictated in his will.{{sfn|Hunt|1889|p=101}} It has a bronze effigy beneath a tester depicting the Holy [[Trinity]] with his [[Funerary hatchment|heraldic achievements]]{{snd}}his surcoat, helmet, shield and gauntlets{{sfn|Hunt|1889|p=101}}{{snd}}hung over the tester; they have since been replaced with replicas; the originals now reside in a glass-fronted cabinet within the cathedral. His epitaph inscribed around his effigy reads:{{sfn|Hunt|1889|p=101}}

<blockquote><poem>Such as thou art, sometime was I.
Such as I am, such shalt thou be.
I thought little on th'our of Death
So long as I enjoyed breath.
On earth I had great riches
Land, houses, great treasure, horses, money and gold.
But now a wretched captive am I,
Deep in the ground, lo here I lie.
My beauty great, is all quite gone,
My flesh is wasted to the bone.{{sfn|Jones|2014|p=524}}</poem></blockquote>