Edward II

This post was inspired by a PM I received from blog commenter Paul. Cheers, Paul! :) I searched the Patent Rolls for entries that fell on ...

Ludlow Castle, Shropshire Ludlow Castle was built (or rather, begun to be built) by Walter de Lacy in 1086. Later, it passed from the Lacys ...

Continuing my series on women of Edward II's reign, here's a post on his niece Elizabeth de Clare, founder of Clare College, Cambrid...

Stokesay Castle, Shropshire Stokesay is just outside the small town of Craven Arms, about eight miles from Ludlow. It was built by the rich ...

Lower Brockhampton Lower Brockhampton, just outside Bromyard in Herefordshire and about a dozen miles from Worcester, is a moated manor hous...