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    Category: Medieval English History

    Twelve Facts you should know about Elizabeth Mortimer, Lady Percy

    Posted on 7th June 2018

    (And much that we do not know) Elizabeth was born in 1371 in one of the Mortimer castles in the Welsh Marches, probably in Usk where Roger her eldest brother…

    Tags: Historical FictionHistorical NovelsHistoryHotspurHouse of LancasterKing Edward IIIKing Henry IVmedieval historymedieval womenPlantagenetsQueen of the NorthRichard IISir Henry Percy
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    Some thoughts: was Joan, Fair Maid of Kent, a beautiful woman?

    Posted on 20th October 2017

    I frequently receive comments on my posts and blogs that Joan of Kent must indeed have been an outstandingly beautiful woman.  Do not the images of her, that can be…

    Tags: Edward of WoodstockHistorical NovelsJoan of Kentmedieval historymedieval womenPlantagenetsThe Shadow Queen
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    Joan of Kent: not content with one scandalous marriage …

    Posted on 3rd August 2017

    The marriage of Joan of Kent to Edward, Prince of Wales, heir to the English throne proved to be in some ways quite as scandalous as her previous marital adventures…

    Tags: Historical NovelsJoan of KentKing Edward IIImedieval historymedieval womenPhilippa of HainaultPlantagenetsRichard IIThe Black PrinceThe Shadow Queen
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    What is the Chronological Order of my Novels?

    Posted on 3rd July 2017

    Frequently asked questions: What is the chronological order of your historical novels? In which order is it best for me to read them?   Some readers, new to my novels,…

    Tags: Alice PerrersAnne NevilleEleanor of AquitaineElizabeth of LancasterHistorical FictionHistorical NovelsHistoryJoan of KentJoanna of NavarreKatherine de ValoisKatherine Swynfordmedieval historymedieval womenPhilippa of HainaultPlantagenets
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    Joan, the Fair Maid of Kent; a Woman of much Charm and Ambition.

    Posted on 26th April 2017

    All the medieval women I have written about in the past have been chosen by me because of the characters with whom they interacted and the story they had to…

    Tags: Edward of WoodstockJoan of KentKing Edward IIImedieval historymedieval womenPlantagenetsRichard IIThe Shadow Queen
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    Epitaph of Edward of Woodstock, Prince of Wales

    Posted on 26th April 2017

    Edward’s title, the Black Prince, frequently used in history, was not found in evidence until the Tudor period, and so it would be wrong to use it to assess either…

    Tags: Edward of WoodstockJoan of Kentmedieval historyPlantagenetsThe Black PrinceThe Shadow Queen
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    The Death of Joan, Countess of Kent, Princess of Wales, King’s Mother.

    Posted on 8th April 2017

    … the final days of a determined and ambitious woman. After a life which was nothing if not adventurous, Joan, the Fair Maid of Kent, died on 7/8th or perhaps…

    Tags: John Holland Duke of Exetermedieval historymedieval womenPlantagenetsRichard IIThe Shadow QueenThomas Holland Earl of Kent
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    The Last Will and Testament of Joan of Kent, Princess of Wales, King’s Mother.

    Posted on 24th March 2017

    … and the importance of a good bed. In the year of our Lord 1385, and of the reign of my dear son Richard, King of England and France; at…

    Tags: Edward of WoodstockJoan of Kentmedieval womenPlantagenetsRichard IIIThe Shadow QueenThomas Holland Earl of Kent
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    The Witch of Leeds Castle.

    Posted on 6th July 2016

    What was life like for Queen Joanna, widow of King Henry IV, imprisoned for Witchcraft in Leeds Castle?   In its beautiful setting, surrounded by water, Leeds Castle in Kent…

    Tags: House of LancasterJoanna of Navarremedieval womenPlantagenetsThe Queen's Choice
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    Rumours and Portents: the Prophecy of The Six Kings

    Posted on 19th February 2016

    I had come across this Prophecy of the Six Kings before in my readings surrounding the Plantagenet kings, but when writing ‘The Queen’s Choice’, it suddenly became very pertinent because…

    Tags: House of LancasterKing Edward IIIKing Henry IVmedieval historyPlantagenetsRichard II
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    Anne O’Brien in the Independent on Sunday

    Posted on 28th January 2016

    As part of the excitement for The Queen’s Choice, Anne was featured in a wonderful piece in the Independent on Sunday discussing her aim to give a voice to the…

    Tags: Joanna of NavarreKing Henry IVmedieval womenThe Queen's Choice
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    A Medieval Royal Christmas with the Lancasters

    Posted on 9th December 2015

    An Invitation to Spend a Royal Christmas and New Year with the Lancasters! Here is William Bruges, Chester Herald, at your door, sent by the King.  His tabard glows with the…

    Tags: ChristmasHouse of LancasterJoanna of NavarreKing Henry IVPlantagenetsThe Queen's Choice
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