As some of you probably know, I got my start as a historical novelist writing about Edward II, so I’m pleased to be hosting a guest post from Martin White, who’s also written about this flawed but intriguing king. Over to Martin: I must have been about 9 years old when I was first taken […]
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I’m so pleased to welcome my friend Kathryn Warner for her new biography of Edward II. I’ve been looking forward to a book like this for years, and what better person than Kathryn to write it? Kathryn and I first met online a number of years ago, when I published my first novel, The Traitor’s
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I have a Google alert set up for “Edward II,” and though I get some things of interest that way, I also get a lot of worthless alerts, mostly to shopping sites. So when I saw my alert today, I thought at first it was another shopping alert. Then I looked closer and gave a
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Whatever else one might say about Edward II, he was a generous uncle–at least to his favorite niece, Eleanor de Clare. Here’s some of his recorded gifts to her: 1308: 20 marks for her expenses while staying at Rockingham Castle (JCD) May 8, 1308: 10 marks for her expenses for her journey from Rockingham to
Thanks, Uncle! Gifts to Eleanor de Clare From Edward II Read More »
In the interest of equal time, here is the reign of Edward II told by Lolcats. Really, why buy one of those expensive biographies of Edward II when you can get the whole story here?
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I should be working, but it’s still Thanksgiving weekend and I’m not inclined to be industrious. Fortunately, I came across this site some time ago (I think it was via someone’s blog, but I can’t remember the culprit) and decided finally that it was time to maximize its full potential. So here, without further ado,
In Which This Blog Descends Even Lower Into Silliness Read More »
Having seen Alianore’s post on the subject, it seemed improper to let the day go by without a brief tribute to Edward II’s favorite, Piers Gaveston, who was executed on June 19, 1312. (In medieval history, at least, June seems to have been quite the month for unjust executions.) It was a tragic end to
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SonjaMarie over at the Historical Fiction Board linked to this site of historical figures by George S. Stuart. I liked his English figures–pity he hasn’t done the Plantagenets. Saw a link to Book-A-Minute Classics over at the Smart Bitches blog. Check out the classics–I particularly liked their take on Virginia Woolf and David Copperfield. Naturally,
Odds and Ends; and Edward II’s Reign in a Nutshell Read More »
Over the Thanksgiving weekend, I got to see a performance of Marlowe’s Edward II at Washington, D.C.’s Shakespeare Theatre Company. I’m not a theater critic and can’t act my way out of a paper bag myself, so instead of a review per se, here are just a few thoughts on the Edward II production. First
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In the spirit of the season, I thought that I should note that Richard Felix, who evidently hosts a British TV show called “Most Haunted,” spent the night of September 21, 2007 (the 680th anniversary of Edward II’s death, as faithful readers of this blog know) in Edward II’s cell at Berkeley Castle. Disappointedly, according
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