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    And Afterwards … What happened to the Paston family after A Marriage of Fortune?

    Posted on 16th January 2023

    And Afterwards.  What happened to the Paston family after A Marriage of Fortune. Jonty and Gilly Paston (John III and Margery) In 1487 they became Sir John and Dame Margery…

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    Mistress Margaret Mautby Paston meets the Queen 1453

    Posted on 27th March 2022

        Mistress Margaret Mautby Paston meets the Queen 1453 In April 1453 Queen Margaret (of Anjou), wife of King Henry VI, visited Norwich en route to Walsingham, on pilgrimage…

    Tags: Historical FictionHistorical NovelsHistorymedieval historymedieval womenPlantagenetsThe Paston FamilyThe Royal GameWars of the Roses
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    A Fifteenth Century Valentine

    Posted on 9th April 2012

    John Paston III and Margery Brews: was this the first-ever Valentine? Here is a short – but heart-felt – Valentine from the Fifteenth Century   In the fifteenth century, England…

    Tags: Historical FictionHistorical NovelsHouse of LancasterHouse of Yorkmedieval historyPlantagenetsThe Paston FamilyThe Royal GameWars of the Roses
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