03 December, 2021

Sixteen Years of the Edward II Blog!

The Edward II blog is sixteen years old today! Hurray! I started it on 3 December 2005 and have written 912 posts, and the blog has had well over three million visitors now. Who'da thunk it, ey, that a blog about one of the most unsuccessful kings in British history would get so many readers? Yay for Edward II!

Unfortunately I'm not yet able to update the blog as often as I'd like, as I'm still coping with the loss of my mother just over six months ago. This time of year is particularly hard for me, because it's her birthday - or it would have been her birthday, and a big one that ends in a zero - in a few days. Those of you who have lost a parent will know just what a long and painful process it is to come to terms with it.

So anyway, hope to post some more articles here sometime soon, and just wanted to say to all of you: thank you so, so much for reading and supporting me these last few years. It means a lot. Love, Kathryn xx

12 comments:

Anonymous said...

This is a hard combination, but ... mazel tov on the 16th anniversary, and, again you are in my thoughts and prayers over the loss of your mother.

Esther

Kathryn Warner said...

Thank you so much, Esther. I really appreciate your kind words, and all your lovely comments on the blog over the years.

CRV said...

I love your blog and will read it however many times you care to add to it. I lost my mother 21 years ago. The sharp pain is gone but I still miss her all the time. I'm so sorry for your loss.

Kathryn Warner said...

Thank you so much for the kind words, CRV. It means a lot to me.

Chris Klein said...

Hi Kathryn -

Thoughts and prayers for you at this time. My wife and I are both members of that club that no one wants to join, so we completely understand.

I have totally enjoyed this blog and your books. You've carved out this fascinating slice of time and made it accessible and relatable to us while maintaining their reality as well as one possible can given the passage of time.

Please take care of yourself first and foremost - we'll be here when you can share again!

Chris

Kathryn Warner said...

Thank you so much for taking the time to leave me such a lovely, kind and supportive message, Chris. It really means a lot. All best wishes to you and your wife.

Anonymous said...

Congradulations ! Thank you for your work. Ive been reading your blog for years.
I have a question - does Lament of King Edward belong to the actual king or it was attributed to his autorship for some political reason,maybe?
I cherish the hope that he wrote it himself because in the poem author struck lyrical strings of very sublime quality

Kathryn Warner said...

Hello, thank you! The general view nowadays is that the Lament was written by one of Edward's supporters, though like you, I like to believe that he wrote it himself, heh. Claire Valente wrote a good article about it a few years ago: https://www.jstor.org/stable/3301327

Anonymous said...

Well done, your posts are always such fun with very well researched information. Amanda

Kathryn Warner said...

Thanks so much, Amanda!

Lily Esmiol Minas said...

Congrats on 16 years! I just mentioned you and your blog on a FB history page again today. I love being able to point people here, especially when it can help to improve their knowledge of history and stop them from repeating tired debunked rumors. Happy New Year and here's to another 16 (and more) years!

Kathryn Warner said...

Thank you so much for the kind words, Lily, and for sending people to the blog! All the best and Happy New Year!