25 April, 2015

Lots of Visitors, and Happy Birthday to Edward II

Unfortunately, owing to various health issues suffered lately by me and my loved ones, I haven't been able to write a proper post this weekend.  Hope to have one up sometime in the next few days.  Just wanted to share the excellent news that the Edward II blog is now getting just under 40,000 visitors a month, which is absolutely thrilling!  I remember years ago being elated when I reached an average of 100 visitors a day, and now I'm at twelve or thirteen times as many.  THANK YOU, all of you, whether you're a regular reader or are here for the first time, for visiting and reading and for your support!

My book Edward II: The Unconventional King is still selling well, and will be available in paperback from January 2016.  Thank you if you've bought it, and I do hope you enjoyed it!  Even if you didn't, your feedback is still entirely welcome.  My second book, working title Isabella of France: The Rebel Queen, is well underway - I'm up to the battle of Boroughbridge and Thomas of Lancaster's execution now - and should also be out next year.  More info as and when.

And finally, today is 25 April and the feast day of St Mark the Evangelist, and the most important day in the year for me: Edward II's birthday!  731 years ago today, he was born to forty-two-year-old Eleanor of Castile in Caernarfon, North Wales.  Happy Birthday, my lord king!

11 comments:

Katarzyna Ogrodnik-Fujcik said...

Happy Birthday, Your Majesty :-)

Paula Lofting said...

Happy birthday to Edward! Long live the King!

Am sorry to hear you haven't been well Kathryn. Hope things are on the up now!

Best Wishes

Paula

Kathryn Warner said...

Kasia, Edward says thanks for the kind wishes :)

Thank you, Paula. We're all well again now, thank goodness.

Anonymous said...

Glad to hear that everyone is feeling better .. and a happy birthday to his Majesty.

Esther

Kathryn Warner said...

Thanks, Esther!

Anerje said...

Hope you are feeling better now!

Majestic Birthday Wishes! Caernarfon castle was the subject of Dan Jones Castles series this week so we had the famous 'prince of Wales' story:)

Sami Parkkonen said...

HBD! better late than never

Sumarokov said...

Congratulations!!! Happy birthday my king!

Thy devoted knight Sumarokov

Anonymous said...

Many happies. So sorry to learn you and some close to you have not been well. I've been pitying myself because of my hay fever and that puts things in perspective somewhat. I'm "interested" in history - though not an expert (well I passed "A" level second time of taking it - of course taking it the latter time at night school meant I had to pay for myself so gave me a kick in the pants to put the work in that I perhaps hadn't at school). So I enjoy "stopping by" your blog periodically to read about Tedward.

Patricia O

Carla said...

Congratulations, and many happy returns.
Hope all is now well with you and yours, Kathryn.

Kathryn Warner said...

Thank you for the good wishes, everyone! We're all fine now, thank goodness.