tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19545049.post9042266600227813776..comments2024-03-14T05:56:44.390+00:00Comments on Edward II: Thomas of Lancaster's Date of Birth: 29 December 1277?Kathryn Warnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00397714441908100576noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19545049.post-84603883766305895092020-12-31T10:55:31.306+00:002020-12-31T10:55:31.306+00:00Edward II's household was also loaded with Tho...Edward II's household was also loaded with Thomases, so at a lower level of society the name was massively popular, it's just that in the royal family, it was most unusual before Thomas of Lancaster was born. Edward I and Queen Marguerite then also used the name for their first son, born in 1300.Kathryn Warnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00397714441908100576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19545049.post-73416318670322959302020-12-30T22:26:03.048+00:002020-12-30T22:26:03.048+00:00Interesting. I wonder both why the name "Tho...Interesting. I wonder both why the name "Thomas" wouldn't have been more popular in Edward II's time when it was closer to Becket's canonization -- and what caused a surge in the popularity of the name "Thomas". After all, by Henry VIII's time, the court was loaded with Thomases.<br /><br />EstherAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com