tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19545049.post4799759170343982653..comments2024-03-14T05:56:44.390+00:00Comments on Edward II: December AnniversariesKathryn Warnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00397714441908100576noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19545049.post-83562546501300231742012-12-18T04:58:12.599+00:002012-12-18T04:58:12.599+00:00Thanks, Esther! I agree.Thanks, Esther! I agree.Kathryn Warnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00397714441908100576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19545049.post-37430942460345465082012-12-18T00:53:56.022+00:002012-12-18T00:53:56.022+00:00Great article He handled the Templar matter as bes...Great article He handled the Templar matter as best he could -- and much better than most.<br /><br />Esther Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19545049.post-20392196671616471842012-12-16T19:22:28.779+00:002012-12-16T19:22:28.779+00:00What a shame Edward wasn't there at Piers'...What a shame Edward wasn't there at Piers' tournament - I'm sure he enjoyed Piers retelling of it anyway:>Anerjehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16305237339979790391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19545049.post-29433412837354955382012-12-16T04:20:41.749+00:002012-12-16T04:20:41.749+00:00I agree, Gabriele - he was forced to arrest them i...I agree, Gabriele - he was forced to arrest them in the end, but he stuck up for them. And yes, I love those too, especially Edward rowing himself. :-)Kathryn Warnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00397714441908100576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19545049.post-43339607788674176332012-12-15T19:33:50.934+00:002012-12-15T19:33:50.934+00:00I like it that Ed didn't get fooled into those...I like it that Ed didn't get fooled into those silly Templar persecutions but used his own brain to decide.<br /><br />And of course I like him rowing his own boat and enjoying the song of two women well enough to reward them. Gabriele Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17205770868139083575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19545049.post-43267381033214233492012-12-15T14:46:27.101+00:002012-12-15T14:46:27.101+00:00Exactly! The general perception of Edward is so i...Exactly! The general perception of Edward is so incredibly limited - I really hope I'm changing that here, with these little nuggets about his caring for the (part of the) Domesday Book, and his founding colleges at Oxford and Cambridge and so on ;)Kathryn Warnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00397714441908100576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19545049.post-14339034169653875942012-12-15T14:44:42.587+00:002012-12-15T14:44:42.587+00:00It's really amazing how little we- I mean non-...It's really amazing how little we- I mean non-experts :-)- know about Edward. The delightful little nugget of info concerning his care for Domesday book condition, for instance. What a wonderful man behind those inconspicuous facts. And to think that the manuscript still exists. I hate using the word, but... WOW!!!Kasia Ogrodnikhttp://henrytheyoungking.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19545049.post-80389827370794650362012-12-15T14:29:08.628+00:002012-12-15T14:29:08.628+00:00Hi Kasia, great to see you again! :) Oh my, how o...Hi Kasia, great to see you again! :) Oh my, how odd about that happening on the same date in 1177 too!<br /><br />I'm so glad you love those two - I do too - they're wonderful, like him :):)Kathryn Warnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00397714441908100576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19545049.post-60228286948246617672012-12-15T14:27:28.932+00:002012-12-15T14:27:28.932+00:00Hi, Kathryn! It's nice to hear from you again ...Hi, Kathryn! It's nice to hear from you again :-) 1 December must have been an unlucky day indeed for under this date in 1177 Ralph of Diceto noted that "high wind came from the east, destroying woods and buildings".<br /><br />As for Edward, he has managed to disarm me yet one more time. I mean those two mysterious women singing for him in the garden in the closing days of December. Oh, and Edward rowing his boat, of course. He must have been an extraodrinary man indeed. Independent spirit and forerunner of the Romantic movement on English soil :-) I wonder whether Wordsworth and Coleridge knew about Edward's highly "romantic" gestures???Kasia Ogrodnikhttp://henrytheyoungking.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19545049.post-54410049948037566802012-12-15T14:26:48.740+00:002012-12-15T14:26:48.740+00:00Thanks, Jules! Really glad you enjoyed it! :)Thanks, Jules! Really glad you enjoyed it! :)Kathryn Warnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00397714441908100576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19545049.post-45023889755829370212012-12-15T14:24:01.631+00:002012-12-15T14:24:01.631+00:00Wonderful 'calendar' of events. I love to ...Wonderful 'calendar' of events. I love to reread these and remind myself of some of the things I had forgotten about. Thanks Kate! :)Jules Frusherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08207281934232383811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19545049.post-88304809979654144682012-12-15T14:19:04.165+00:002012-12-15T14:19:04.165+00:00It is so frustrating. :/ Could the scribe at lea...It is so frustrating. :/ Could the scribe at least not have written 'boy' or 'girl' rather than just 'child', at least? Pffft. Kathryn Warnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00397714441908100576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19545049.post-43154541106633826662012-12-15T14:16:15.332+00:002012-12-15T14:16:15.332+00:00Stupid scribe. It wouldn't have killed the man...Stupid scribe. It wouldn't have killed the man to give a name or even a gender to Hugh's child, would it have?Susan Higginbothamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13517907583894026599noreply@blogger.com