tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19545049.post4655333551751955037..comments2024-03-14T05:56:44.390+00:00Comments on Edward II: Philippa of Hainault's RomanticisingKathryn Warnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00397714441908100576noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19545049.post-47042503576392288562016-02-29T22:00:33.882+00:002016-02-29T22:00:33.882+00:00Lovely post! I do wish Froissart hasn't been ...Lovely post! I do wish Froissart hasn't been dealt with a more critical eye than perhaps other chroniclers. But I digress. What are your opinions on a short Latin will made by one Elizabeth of Hainaut, named something like 'the sister of the queen of England' ? I have a photocopy of the printed will somewhere if it would help (or is even a butterfly-chasing journey). Cheers!Judyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04656031407072054347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19545049.post-37890546781117892952016-02-29T06:44:30.038+00:002016-02-29T06:44:30.038+00:00Very poignant points, especially about the young c...Very poignant points, especially about the young couple being political instruments to further an illegal invasion! One could write a story about that which is much more in-the-gut, about them being forced together - as so often happened - and then having to make the best of it. Would give the cliché 'in love and war' a whole new meaning!<br /><br />And hey, maybe Phillipa was really thinking something along the lines of:<br /><br />'You know, who is this Froissart-guy who keeps snooping about my past? I'll give him what he wants - some romantic bull - and then make him go away and not bother me anymore ... !' :-) :-)Ulrikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13201955178511979110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19545049.post-53032769845202715572016-02-28T21:24:58.946+00:002016-02-28T21:24:58.946+00:00Great post! Just out of curiosity -- would there ...Great post! Just out of curiosity -- would there have been any alternative to the marriage? What I mean is whether there might be any other reason such as a favorable trade treaty that resulted in Philippa's father helping with the invasion, even if Edward would not marry one of his daughters.<br /><br />EstherAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19545049.post-53823920271368944352016-02-28T19:06:07.708+00:002016-02-28T19:06:07.708+00:00I'm sure Philippa embroidered the truth, littl...I'm sure Philippa embroidered the truth, little realising over 700 years later it would be taken as literal truth.Anerjehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16305237339979790391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19545049.post-53575862344236931172016-02-28T18:19:59.725+00:002016-02-28T18:19:59.725+00:00Excellent stuff once again.
While I have doubt t...Excellent stuff once again. <br /><br />While I have doubt that Edward III had a long and somewhat happy marriage (despite his womanizing and lovers trough it all), I have absolutely no doubt that it was arrainged political manouver in which his mother had a very heavy hand indeed. Isabella needed something to bolster her own situation at this time and what more political she could do than arrainge the marriage of her son to a spouse of her choosing. sami parkkonennoreply@blogger.com