Edward II

I recently found this interestingly detailed entry on the Close Roll of 8 November 1317: assignation of dower to 'Margaret late the wife...

But first: The words in the image below are part of Edward II's speech when he was forced to abdicate in January 1327, as recorded in th...

Some April anniversaries relating to Edward II: 28 April 1313: Edward orders the release of Isabel MacDuff , countess of Buchan, who had c...

Almost certainly not.  The notion that Hugh may indeed have raped or otherwise sexually assaulted Queen Isabella has become so entrenched in...

Author, Alice Walworth Graham; published in 1955 by Eyre and Spottiswoode. The novel is narrated in the first person by Elisabeth (spelt w...

I was just thinking recently about what a dangerous occupation it was to be beloved of Edward II.  Of the five men who can be said to have b...

The London sheriffs' court roll for 1320 has recently gone on British History Online , and here are some nice extracts from it... Alic...

A post today about Margaret Wake, lady of Badenoch and countess of Kent, who married Edward II's half-brother and was the grandmother of...

Some of the harsh judgements passed on Edward II by historians of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries: "A more complete ninn...

  I hadn't checked my blog visitor map for absolutely ages until a couple of days ago, and was thrilled to see all the readers I've...