Edward II

Many thanks to the wonderful historical novelist Sharon Penman for re-posting my 'Commandments for Writing about History' on her ow...

Some things I need to get off my chest, based on reading about and discussing history on various online forums and Facebook groups, and cert...

A post about Edward II's kinswoman, Isabel of Castile, queen of Aragon and duchess of Brittany (1283-1328), who, in different circumstan...

Until the next proper post, here are some of today's blog searches and some other stuff.  (Am not feeling very articulate today.  Sorry...

I posted a few weeks ago about Edmund and 'Litel Wille' Fisher , father and son, who both worked in Edward II's chamber, and abo...

I recently found this interestingly detailed entry on the Close Roll of 8 November 1317: assignation of dower to 'Margaret late the wife...

But first: The words in the image below are part of Edward II's speech when he was forced to abdicate in January 1327, as recorded in th...

Some April anniversaries relating to Edward II: 28 April 1313: Edward orders the release of Isabel MacDuff , countess of Buchan, who had c...

Almost certainly not.  The notion that Hugh may indeed have raped or otherwise sexually assaulted Queen Isabella has become so entrenched in...

Author, Alice Walworth Graham; published in 1955 by Eyre and Spottiswoode. The novel is narrated in the first person by Elisabeth (spelt w...