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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!
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11 comments:

  1. Katarzyna Ogrodnik-FujcikSaturday 25 April 2015 at 12:16:00 BST

    Happy Birthday, Your Majesty :-)

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  2. Paula LoftingSaturday 25 April 2015 at 17:43:00 BST

    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

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  3. Kathryn WarnerSunday 26 April 2015 at 08:45:00 BST

    Kasia, Edward says thanks for the kind wishes :)

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

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  4. AnonymousSunday 26 April 2015 at 15:59:00 BST

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

    Esther

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  5. Kathryn WarnerSunday 26 April 2015 at 16:41:00 BST

    Thanks, Esther!

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  6. AnerjeSunday 26 April 2015 at 19:50:00 BST

    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:)

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  7. Sami ParkkonenWednesday 29 April 2015 at 06:37:00 BST

    HBD! better late than never

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  8. SumarokovWednesday 29 April 2015 at 10:29:00 BST

    Congratulations!!! Happy birthday my king!

    Thy devoted knight Sumarokov

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  9. AnonymousWednesday 29 April 2015 at 12:30:00 BST

    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

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  10. CarlaThursday 30 April 2015 at 16:52:00 BST

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

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  11. Kathryn WarnerThursday 30 April 2015 at 17:08:00 BST

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

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