tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19545049.post6640033814497547023..comments2024-03-14T05:56:44.390+00:00Comments on Edward II: Edward's Eccentric Aquatic ActivitiesKathryn Warnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00397714441908100576noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19545049.post-42532538986762251732014-07-31T15:20:06.618+01:002014-07-31T15:20:06.618+01:00No, not that is known, Edward - a poem called The ...No, not that is known, Edward - a poem called The Lament of Edward II written shortly after his deposition was once attributed to him, but is now believed to have been written by one of his supporters.Kathryn Warnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00397714441908100576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19545049.post-11427951951469779672014-07-31T15:18:27.890+01:002014-07-31T15:18:27.890+01:00Please tell me is it true that Edward II wrote som...Please tell me is it true that Edward II wrote some poems ?Edward Sumarokovnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19545049.post-2528494713665821582008-02-13T09:00:00.000+00:002008-02-13T09:00:00.000+00:00Carla: it's possible (about the belt) but it seeme...Carla: it's possible (about the belt) but it seemed to me that Edward had to be immersed in the Thames, as if the belt had just dropped in as he was getting into a barge or something, someone could surely have retrieved it there and then. And with all the other examples of Ed's love of water, it just seemed the likeliest explanation. ;)<BR/><BR/>A few people who've written on Ed have commented that he would have been much happier as a country squire than as king. It's a shame for him that his 3 elder brothers died young, and he couldn't just be the eccentric younger brother of the king.<BR/><BR/>I understand why Edward was criticised for not attending Mass. It doesn't sound daft to me at all, given contemporary attitudes - in fact, it's exactly what I'd expect someone to say.Kathryn Warnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00397714441908100576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19545049.post-53630617023743199822008-02-13T00:47:00.000+00:002008-02-13T00:47:00.000+00:00I agree with you, Carla. People used to have faith...I agree with you, Carla. People used to have faith back then. And Gabriele, digging trenches, or whatever they were called, as centurions used to, might have given them a chance. Though it's not exactly the general's job...<BR/><BR/>Lady D, you're right, I can imagine the smirk on Hugh's face: "You go out and play, and let ME take care of things!" Well, some people do go to work...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19545049.post-44913716989585152342008-02-12T11:03:00.000+00:002008-02-12T11:03:00.000+00:00Couldn't he have dropped the belt in the Thames by...Couldn't he have dropped the belt in the Thames by accident, without going swimming wearing it?<BR/><BR/>He was probably born into the wrong job as much as the wrong century. If he'd been a younger son and not so politically important, people might have put up with his eccentric behaviour a lot more readily.<BR/><BR/>Re losing Bannockburn because he didn't attend Mass often enough. It sounds daft to a modern ear, but if you believe that victory and defeat are signs of God's favour and annoyance, respectively, then a logical explanation for the Bannockburn disaster is that the king must have annoyed God in some way, and failing to attend Mass is as good a reason as any.Carlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11901028520813891575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19545049.post-54137802046361405402008-02-10T17:35:00.000+00:002008-02-10T17:35:00.000+00:00Gabriele: that bit about losing Bannockburn becaus...Gabriele: that bit about losing Bannockburn because he didn't attend Mass made me giggle, too. ;)<BR/><BR/>Lady D: bet he did make the soup. ;) And I'm sure you're right about Hugh and Ed!Kathryn Warnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00397714441908100576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19545049.post-5000746086846604802008-02-09T16:49:00.000+00:002008-02-09T16:49:00.000+00:00I wonder if he made the soup himself too?You know,...I wonder if he made the soup himself too?<BR/><BR/>You know, he sounds a bit at times like our own Prince Charles with his unconventionality. I could just see Ed cheering on Greenpeace - or maybe even joining them if it was on water lol!<BR/><BR/>I wonder what Hugh made of all these activities? It probably gave him a chance to do some more ruling the country while Ed was happy digging ditches. Now, if you ask me, that's a good example of a working partnership!Jules Frusherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08207281934232383811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19545049.post-62506275965374367822008-02-09T15:32:00.000+00:002008-02-09T15:32:00.000+00:00I wonder how hearing the mass should quailfy him b...I wonder how hearing the mass should quailfy him better for winning a war than digging. The Romans won theirs by digging more than once. :)Gabriele Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17205770868139083575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19545049.post-80714484021268814572008-02-09T10:55:00.000+00:002008-02-09T10:55:00.000+00:00Susan: that thing about Ed and football comes up o...Susan: that thing about Ed and football comes up over and over on Google, doesn't it?<BR/><BR/>Kate: apparently it was a working barge, not a royal one, hence the seething disapproval of Ed's holding a meeting on it. But scraping the barrel is right...Kathryn Warnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00397714441908100576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19545049.post-15783366534915878002008-02-08T21:32:00.000+00:002008-02-08T21:32:00.000+00:00When he held his meeting on a barge, it can be ass...When he held his meeting on a barge, it can be assumed that it was a "Royal Barge" is that right? Perhaps he was traveling with dignitaries from one place to another and general conversation turned into a 'meeting', or perhaps it never took place at all and those who were braying for him to sign away his kingship were really scraping the bottom of the PR barrel to make him sign the document.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19545049.post-27264142368329575372008-02-08T17:25:00.000+00:002008-02-08T17:25:00.000+00:00Poor Ed! Think of all those corporate types who us...Poor Ed! Think of all those corporate types who use their yachts and their seats at sporting events to do business. He was way ahead of his time.<BR/><BR/>I keep seeing on Google that thing about Ed banning football by Westminster because it interfered with Parliament holding its meetings (if I'm remembering it correctly). Maybe if he had channeled his efforts into football instead of swimming, he might have won over one segment of society, anyway!Susan Higginbothamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13517907583894026599noreply@blogger.com