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- His nickname "Crouchback" (meaning "Crossback") refers to his participation in the Ninth Crusade indicating that he was entitled to wear a cross stitched into the back of his garments."
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Jan 6, 2018 · It is from this period that he is believed to have received his nickname, “Crouchback,” which means “Cross back.” Edmund was allowed to stitch a cross on to the back of his garments, thus giving his appearance some distinction as the two young men traveled through Europe to Palestine.
It has been argued that he received the nickname Crouchback (meaning "cross back"), not, as was afterwards supposed, from a personal deformity, but because he was entitled to wear a cross-stitched into the back of his clothing.
Edmund, 1st Earl of Lancaster, Earl of Leicester and Derby, was the second son of King Henry III of England from the House of Plantagenet. Known as Edmund Crouchback he was a formidable military leader and he annexed Wales for Edward I. Edmund is often forgotten in English history, which is a shame.
Edmund, 1st Earl of Lancaster (16 January 1245 – 5 June 1296), also known as Edmund Crouchback, was a member of the royal Plantagenet Dynasty and the founder of the first House of Lancaster.
Feb 25, 2015 · His money running out, Edmund was forced to retire to Bayonne, where he fell sick, dying there on 5th June 1296. A devastated Edward I called on his churchmen to pray for ‘our dearest and only brother, who was always devoted and faithful to us…and in whom valour and many gifts of grace shone forth’.
A couple of 14th-century chroniclers misinterpreted “Crouchback” as meaning Edmund had a physical deformity, but it is probable that “Crouchback” refers to his participation in the Ninth Crusades when he would have worn a cross on his back.
Oct 11, 2020 · Edmund was called Crouchback because he had taken the cross and gone on Crusade. It is interesting none-the-less that Henry IV made his claim not from his grandfather Edward III but from his maternal link to Henry III.
