Edward II

The turbulent reign of Edward II and its immediate aftermath - the first few years of his son's reign, before he took over the governanc...

Following the post on Edward II's treasure of 1312, here's one on the possessions he took to Wales with him in 1326. In autumn that ...

My favourite historian, Ian Mortimer, has a new book coming out in October, called The Time-Traveller's Guide to Medieval England . It...

In early May 1312, Edward II and Piers Gaveston fled from Tynemouth to Scarborough - a distance of about ninety miles - in order to escape E...

In which Edward II puzzles over the fact that St Alban appears to be buried in two places In late March and early April 1314, Edward II s...

Some great news - a new novel on Edward II and Piers Gaveston, The Ruling Passion by David Pownall , is coming out very soon. The blurb say...

Today is the 694th anniversary of the second day of the battle of Bannockburn, fought near Stirling Castle on 23 and 24 June 1314. I don...

Today is the 696th anniversary of the death of Piers Gaveston, run through with a sword and beheaded at Blacklow Hill, Warwickshire, on 19 J...

Elizabeth, the fourteenth or fifteenth child of Edward I and Eleanor of Castile, and the fifth to survive childhood, was born at Rhuddlan in...

Mary was the twelfth or thirteenth child of Edward I and Eleanor of Castile, and the fourth to survive childhood. She was born at Woodstock ...