tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19545049.post453628134093612300..comments2024-03-14T05:56:44.390+00:00Comments on Edward II: Happy New YearKathryn Warnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00397714441908100576noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19545049.post-72627545573313528572007-01-13T15:49:00.000+00:002007-01-13T15:49:00.000+00:00I understand why that would be really irritating. ...I understand why that would be really irritating. I don't think that's being too sensitive, considering the long, painful history between England and Ireland/Scotland! :)Kathryn Warnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00397714441908100576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19545049.post-81685671265279537742007-01-13T15:17:00.000+00:002007-01-13T15:17:00.000+00:00I enjoyed her biography on Eleanor. It's been a wh...I enjoyed her biography on Eleanor. It's been a while since I read it, but I remember finding it engaging and well-done.<br /><br />There seems to be a sense of entitlement in Weir's writing - that *of course* Ireland and Scotland belong to the English which really, really irritates me. But I might be hypersensitive.Madeleinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12213709912633730430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19545049.post-69961825725263554022007-01-10T10:07:00.000+00:002007-01-10T10:07:00.000+00:00Happy New Year to you too, Madeleine! And don't w...Happy New Year to you too, Madeleine! And don't worry, there's no such thing as a too-long comment...;) I'm glad you like Edward! I have a lot of sympathy and liking for Isabella, too - just not as much as I have for Edward.<br /><br />I haven't read Weir's bio of Eleanor - must get round to it some day. Interesting that it seems she didn't have the same affection for Isabella as for Eleanor.<br /><br />What is it about Weir's treatment of Scotland and Ireland that gets to you? I have to admit I can't remember a lot from her book about the two places.Kathryn Warnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00397714441908100576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19545049.post-32476619285252518562007-01-10T04:22:00.000+00:002007-01-10T04:22:00.000+00:00Happy New Year!
I feel like Weir did everything s...Happy New Year!<br /><br />I feel like Weir did everything she could to make Isabella likeable, and that's why she left details like that out. She obviously didn't have the same affection for Isabella that she had for Eleanor of Acquitaine. And Eleanor did her share of despicable things too.<br /><br />But I have my own issues with Weir's book (her treatment of Ireland and Scotland, for two). Personally, I find Isabella fascinating already and not so difficult to sympathize with. But. I mean, I also like Edward. And this comment has DEFINITELY gone on too long.Madeleinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12213709912633730430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19545049.post-68417762693224665022007-01-09T08:19:00.000+00:002007-01-09T08:19:00.000+00:00Thanks, Sarah! Hope you had a great festive seaso...Thanks, Sarah! Hope you had a great festive season. It's strangely mild here, too - about 15 degrees C, which is 60 F, I think.<br /><br />Hi Kate - delighted to hear you're enjoying the site,and thanks for the compliments! How exciting to discover that you're descended from John of Gaunt and all the Edwards. My dad is an amateur genealogist, and I keep hoping he's going to discover our own royal descent, too...;)Kathryn Warnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00397714441908100576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19545049.post-48597163031367782182007-01-09T06:28:00.000+00:002007-01-09T06:28:00.000+00:00Hi Alianore,
Thanks for a great website. I am enj...Hi Alianore,<br />Thanks for a great website. I am enjoying it very much. I am a historian/genealogist who has just discovered I descend from Edward I, II, and III and then down from John of Gaunt. Fascinating. I will check in regularly! Keep up the great writing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19545049.post-37044139262112710252007-01-09T04:07:00.000+00:002007-01-09T04:07:00.000+00:00Welcome back!
Sorry about the horrible weather. ...Welcome back! <br /><br />Sorry about the horrible weather. We had very odd weather over New Year's. It was more like spring, and on New Year's Eve my husband and I went walking around the university campus in t-shirts and jeans. Should've taken a picture just to prove it! Global warming at its finest.<br /><br />Looking forward to learning more about Edward in the New Year.Sarah Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13340312953393474963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19545049.post-16383487969730992032007-01-08T08:26:00.000+00:002007-01-08T08:26:00.000+00:00Thanks, Gabriele!Thanks, Gabriele!Kathryn Warnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00397714441908100576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19545049.post-54279515924292715902007-01-08T03:22:00.000+00:002007-01-08T03:22:00.000+00:00Welcome back, and Happy New Year. :)Welcome back, and Happy New Year. :)Gabriele Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17205770868139083575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19545049.post-51020954768069067662007-01-07T18:12:00.000+00:002007-01-07T18:12:00.000+00:00Thanks, Carla - same to you!Thanks, Carla - same to you!Kathryn Warnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00397714441908100576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19545049.post-33341365850809528472007-01-07T17:42:00.000+00:002007-01-07T17:42:00.000+00:00Welcome back, and Happy New Year!Welcome back, and Happy New Year!Carlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11901028520813891575noreply@blogger.com