Edward II

I've written a few posts before on the blog about Edward II's chamber staff and their lives, so brilliantly illuminated by his surv...

A tragic incident which took place in London on Tuesday 19 July 1301 reveals the existence of a school in the city at that time. The extant...

I have not one but two new books out this month! Blood Roses: The Houses of Lancaster and York Before the Wars of the Roses is already ou...

In late July 1326, Edward II travelled along the River Thames west of London, with his niece Eleanor Despenser née de Clare in his company...

To mark the publication of my fifth book Blood Roses: The Houses of Lancaster and York Before the Wars of the Roses , due out on Monday 8 O...

Queen Isabella gave birth to her and Edward II's first child Edward III at Windsor Castle on Monday 13 November 1312, and the child bec...

For me, one of the great fascinations of Edward II's reign is his relationship with Hugh Despenser the Younger. Considering this was a ...

I haven't done a photo post for absolutely ages, so here are some pics from my recent holiday to Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Glou...

I've been baffled for years at the way some modern writers seem determined to turn Isabella of France into a long-suffering tragic vict...

A friend of mine on Facebook recently drew my attention to a series of French comics about Edward II's queen Isabella, which are, inev...