Edward II

This week is important in Edward II World :) for various anniversaries... 18 June: Edward and Isabella's elder daughter Eleanor was b...

A building I visited a few days ago: Cartmel Priory in South Cumbria, founded in about 1190 by the great William Marshal (1146/47-14 May 121...

This is my last post for a little while, as I'm off on holiday!  The second part of my post about Henry of Lancaster will appear after m...

 It has now been confirmed that my article 'The Adherents of Edmund of Woodstock, Earl of Kent, in March 1330' will be published in ...

Today is the 705th anniversary of the knighting of Edward of Caernarfon at Westminster on Sunday 22 May 1306, described by the contemporary ...

The second part of my post about Henry of Lancaster is coming soon (I hope)!  In the meantime, here's a kind of random post about some p...

I've written four posts about Henry of Lancaster's brother Thomas , three about his son Henry of Grosmont, and one about his daught...

Edward II's Effigy Keep of Berkeley Castle Just wanted to put up a quick post before the next proper one (about Edward II's co...

Happy Birthday to Edward II, who was born on 25 April 1284 and is thus 727 years old today!  Looking good for his age, isn't he...?  :-)...

In the early autumn of 1327, a group of Welsh knights plotted to release the former Edward II from captivity at Berkeley Castle - which app...