author
of Norwich Edward
d. 1415
A royal cousin, soldier, and courtier whose life swung between favor and danger, he is remembered both for the politics of late medieval England and for writing one of the earliest English books on hunting. He died fighting at Agincourt in 1415, giving his story a dramatic final chapter.
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The Master of Game: The Oldest English Book on Hunting
by of Norwich Edward, count of Foix Gaston III Phoebus
About the author
Born around 1373, Edward of Norwich was the eldest son of Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York, and a grandson of King Edward III. Closely connected to the royal family, he rose high under Richard II and held major titles including Earl of Rutland and later Duke of York.
His career was anything but quiet. He moved through the troubled reigns of Richard II, Henry IV, and Henry V, sometimes enjoying royal favor and sometimes falling into political difficulty. Alongside his military and court life, he is also known for The Master of Game, an important early English hunting treatise adapted from an earlier French work.
Edward died on October 25, 1415, at the Battle of Agincourt. That mix of noble rank, battlefield service, and literary legacy helps explain why he still stands out among the Plantagenet nobles of his age.