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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Stephen Beech

Black Prince who changed course of English history may have died differently than previously believed

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The Black Prince may have died of malaria or even inflammatory bowel disease rather than chronic dysentery as is commonly believed, according to a new study.

The death of Edward of Woodstock, known as the Black Prince, at the age of 45 in 1376, is said to have changed the course of English history.

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