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    Category: Plantagenets

    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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    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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    Was Joanna of Navarre a Witch?

    Posted on 22nd October 2015

    Was Joanna of Navarre, Dowager Queen of England, guilty of necromancy? So Halloween is approaching and thoughts turn to witchcraft with bats and black cats and things that go bump…

    Tags: House of LancasterJoanna of NavarreKing Henry IVKing Henry Vmedieval womenThe Queen's Choice
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    Is this the real Joanna of Navarre?

    Posted on 5th June 2015

    Historical paintings:  Authenticity v. Drama This is a painting of Duke Arthur III of Brittany, painted by the French artist Henriette Lorimier and exhibited in the Paris Salon of 1806…

    Tags: Joanna of NavarreKing Henry IVmedieval womenPaintingsThe Queen's Choice
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    The King’s Sister: A Family at War

    Posted on 2nd November 2014

    And A June Giveaway!   To Commemorate the Wedding of Elizabeth of Lancaster, daughter of John of Gaunt, to John Holland, Earl of Huntigdon on 24th June 1386 As a close…

    Tags: Elizabeth of LancasterJohn Holland Duke of Exetermedieval womenPlantagenetsThe King's SisterThe Lancasters
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    Why did I write The King’s Sister?

    Posted on 25th August 2014

    My compulsion to write about Elizabeth of Lancaster, younger daughter of John of Gaunt and Blanche of Lancaster, was born out of my own initial ignorance about her (for which…

    Tags: Elizabeth of LancasterThe King's SisterThe Lancasters
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