Edward II

The second and final part ( part one ) of my post about Marguerite of France, second queen of Edward I and stepmother of Edward II. There i...

The first part of a post about Edward II's stepmother, Marguerite of France, second wife of Edward I and the queen of England - albeit u...

Edward II's mother tongue was French, or rather the version of it used in medieval England, which is usually called Anglo-Norman today. ...

For all his many faults, Edward II was - or at least, was capable of being on occasion - a fluent, articulate and persuasive speaker who c...

Inspired by Susan Higginbotham's recent posts on wills written by Anthony Woodville and other nobles of the fifteenth century, and part...

This is the second part of my post ( part one ) about Edward II's cousin Marie de St Pol, who married Aymer de Valence, earl of Pembroke...

Today, the first part of a post about Edward II's kinswoman Marie de St Pol, countess of Pembroke, who was a wife for less than three ye...

Hope everyone is well and enjoying good weather! It was great to go on holiday, and it's also great to be online again and back to Edwa...

This will be my last post till 6 June or thereabouts, as I'm off on holiday. Yay! Edward II good news: he now has 237 fans on Facebook, ...

Further to my last few posts, here's one about the aftermath of Earl Thomas of Lancaster's execution on 22 March 1322. Miracles wer...