tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19545049.post4057699321696089289..comments2024-03-14T05:56:44.390+00:00Comments on Edward II: Thomas, Earl Of Lancaster's Illegitimate SonKathryn Warnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00397714441908100576noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19545049.post-4091656642172171852020-03-07T06:50:08.896+00:002020-03-07T06:50:08.896+00:00Hi Terence, yes, the other son was also called Tho...Hi Terence, yes, the other son was also called Thomas, was knighted in 1346, but later joined the Church. He's in my 'Blood Roses' book. Not clear if it was the same mother.Kathryn Warnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00397714441908100576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19545049.post-57857722527371192102020-03-06T21:41:09.773+00:002020-03-06T21:41:09.773+00:00Kathryn
Wikipedia ;-) states as fact that Thomas...Kathryn<br /><br />Wikipedia ;-) states as fact that Thomas had two illegitimate sons by the same woman, none of whom are named.<br /><br />Do you know of any evidence of this? Were there two sons and were they born to the same mother?<br /><br />Wiki of course gives no footnote in support of this.<br /><br />Best wishes<br /><br />Terence StokesTerence Stokesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19545049.post-86587957808109265312012-10-26T09:12:53.828+01:002012-10-26T09:12:53.828+01:00Thanks, Anerje! It would make a good novel, would...Thanks, Anerje! It would make a good novel, wouldn't it? :)<br /><br />Exactly, Cherith! I bit off more than I could chew, really, when I realised how many possibilities there were. ;)Kathryn Warnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00397714441908100576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19545049.post-746753654190591552012-10-25T20:33:30.205+01:002012-10-25T20:33:30.205+01:00Oops, yes, I guess you had William de Valence cove...Oops, yes, I guess you had William de Valence covered under the Lusignan designation. It's such an intriguing mystery, because it seems like it should be easy to solve: second cousin, spinster, within about a 2-decade timeframe...but there are probably hundreds of possibilities! Cherithnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19545049.post-4211295241698762222012-10-25T18:36:07.797+01:002012-10-25T18:36:07.797+01:00I didn't know Lancaster has an illegitimate so...I didn't know Lancaster has an illegitimate son. I like your detective work into who the mother might be - hmm, you might inspire a novelist to spin a yarn here!Anerjehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16305237339979790391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19545049.post-80839346350474880432012-10-25T06:03:09.517+01:002012-10-25T06:03:09.517+01:00Yes, as I pointed out, there were other Lusignan d...Yes, as I pointed out, there were other Lusignan descendants alive in Edward II's reign. One of Henry III's half-brothers who lived in England might have had an illegitimate child.Kathryn Warnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00397714441908100576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19545049.post-30970892586749196662012-10-24T23:00:55.037+01:002012-10-24T23:00:55.037+01:00Huh, you mention Aymer de Valence, but maybe Aymer...Huh, you mention Aymer de Valence, but maybe Aymer's father, William de Valence, had an illegitimate child whose daughter was Lancaster's paramour? Although, considering how many illegitimate children King John had, chances are that the woman in question was the descendent of one of his many conquests. Cherithnoreply@blogger.com