Happy Valentine's Day!

Courtesy of the Valentine Generator, and remembering this post, here is Isabella of France's Valentine card to her husband Edward II in 1313, using words from my forthcoming biography of Isabella.

To my pious postern gate,

You are the destrier of my Greyfriars Church. I want to consolidate with you more than any drought in the whole cherries.

The first time we suckled, I felt predictable in my arm, and I was so distraught that I could barely banish. I knew that we would bribe together for Terce until Vespers.

Whenever you revoke, it makes me conspire amicably and flaunt like a virile discontent.

I will joust with you unspeakably until the rebellion seizes and the Household Ordinance negotiates.

Enamelled Valentine's Day!

Love, your sulky Lucca cloth.

And, because I'm in a silly mood today, some anagrams, from here:

Edward of Caernarfon

forewarned fad acorn

forwarded farce anon

forwarded fear canon

forwarded oaf canner

Edward II, king of England

reawakening find old dig

reawakening fold gin dig

I faded a rekindling gown

on a faded rekindling wig

Isabella of France, queen of England

a conquerable offending fallen sea

a false conquerable offending lane

no conquerable deafening safe fall

Piers Gaveston, earl of Cornwall

a waterproofing coveralls lens

waterproofing loveless carnal

waterproofing enclave ass roll

Roger Mortimer, earl of March

refrigerator charm room elm

geometrical harm from error

rigmarole retch reform rom

remarriage chloroform term

lightface armorer mom error

Hugh Despenser, lord of Glamorgan
profoundness haggled her glamor
profoundness herd hog germ gall
profoundness harem hag egg droll