A Few of My Characters
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- Abraham Lincoln, 1846 or 1847 (Library of Congress)
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- Mary Lincoln, 1846 or 1847 (Library of Congress)
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- Emily and Hardin Helm (Kentucky Historical Society)
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- Katherine and Elodie Helm (Kentucky Historical Society)
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Emily Sarah Holt, and the Despensers Meet Jane Austen
As longtime readers of this blog know, I’ve mentioned Emily Sarah Holt a few times here. Holt, who wrote historical fiction in the nineteenth century, wrote one of the first novels about the Despenser family, In Convent Walls. Her novels …
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Thanks, Uncle! Gifts to Eleanor de Clare From Edward II
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 …
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The Reign of Edward II, as Told by You-Know-Whats
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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? Blog this! Bookmark on Delicious …
Posted in Edward II, Humor
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Not Quite There . . .
This isn’t quite the Valentine that Isabella had in mind for Roger Mortimer, but maybe Edward II could modify it (courtesy of the Valentine Generator) for one of his good friends: To my Virile Roger, You are the knight of …
Joan of Kent’s Marital Misadventures
Though Elizabeth Woodville was the first post-Conquest English-born queen consort, this was only through mischance. Had Edward III’s eldest son, known popularly as “the Black Prince,” survived his father, the prince’s English bride, Joan of Kent, would have become his …
What? A Despenser in Trouble?
One of the little tidbits that I never got to use in either The Traitor’s Wife or in Hugh and Bess (coming out in a new edition later this year) is the fact that in 1344, yet another member of …
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Seals!
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No, not the type with flappers. I was Googling last night and was excited to find this book: Seals by Walter de Gray Birch. Here’s the seal of Eleanor de Clare, heroine of The Traitor’s Wife, and her second husband, …
Yet Another Medieval Christmas Newsletter
As promised, I was able to unearth the Christmas newsletter of Isabella, queen of Edward II and mother of Edward III, over the weekend. From the intimate tone of it, I suspect it was intended primarily for her female relatives …
In Which This Blog Descends Even Lower Into Silliness
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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 …
The Death of Piers Gaveston
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 …
Posted in Edward II, Fourteenth-Century (and Late Thirteenth-Century) England
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