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Author | : Kathryn Warner |
Publisher | : Pen and Sword History |
Total Pages | : 301 |
Release | : 2020-03-20 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 1526715597 |
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“A great book to introduce you to three fascinating sisters whose marriages during the reign of the infamous Edward II transformed England.” —Adventures of a Tudor Nerd The de Clare sisters Eleanor, Margaret and Elizabeth were born in the 1290s as the eldest granddaughters of King Edward I of England and his Spanish queen Eleanor of Castile, and were the daughters of the greatest nobleman in England, Gilbert “the Red” de Clare, Earl of Gloucester. They grew to adulthood during the turbulent reign of their uncle Edward II, and all three of them were married to men involved in intense, probably romantic or sexual, relationships with their uncle. When their elder brother Gilbert de Clare, Earl of Gloucester, was killed during their uncle’s catastrophic defeat at the battle of Bannockburn in June 1314, the three sisters inherited and shared his vast wealth and lands in three countries, but their inheritance proved a poisoned chalice. Eleanor and Elizabeth, and Margaret’s daughter and heir, were all abducted and forcibly married by men desperate for a share of their riches, and all three sisters were imprisoned at some point either by their uncle Edward II or his queen Isabella of France during the tumultuous decade of the 1320s. Elizabeth was widowed for the third time at twenty-six, lived as a widow for just under forty years, and founded Clare College at the University of Cambridge. “Another enjoyable read on women in history that don’t always get the limelight that they deserve. Kathryn Warner has done it once again by providing a well-written, well-researched, informative and engaging read.” —Where There’s Ink There’s Paper
Author | : Robert Thoroton |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 510 |
Release | : 1790 |
Genre | : Nottinghamshire (England) |
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Author | : Wilimena Hannah Eliot Emerson |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 414 |
Release | : 1905 |
Genre | : Genealogy |
ISBN | : |
Download Genealogy of the Descendants of John Eliot, "apostle to the Indians," 1598-1905 Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Author | : Kathryn Warner |
Publisher | : Pen and Sword |
Total Pages | : 301 |
Release | : 2018-10-30 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1526715635 |
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Hugh Despenser the Younger and Edward II tells the story of the greatest villain of the fourteenth century, his dazzling rise as favorite to the king and his disastrous fall.Born in the late 1280s, Hugh married King Edward I of Englands eldest granddaughter when he was a teenager. Ambitious and greedy to an astonishing degree, Hugh chose a startling route to power: he seduced his wifes uncle, the young King Edward II, and became the richest and most powerful man in the country in the 1320s. For years he dominated the English government and foreign policy, and took whatever lands he felt like by both quasi-legal and illegal methods, with the kings connivance. His actions were to bring both himself and Edward II down, and Hugh was directly responsible for the first forced abdication of a king in English history; he had made the horrible mistake of alienating and insulting Edwards queen Isabella of France, who loathed him, and who had him slowly and grotesquely executed in her presence in November 1326.
Author | : Susan Higginbotham |
Publisher | : Sourcebooks, Inc. |
Total Pages | : 518 |
Release | : 2009-04-01 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 1402227299 |
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From the bedchamber to the battlefield, through treachery and fidelity, one woman is imprisoned by the secrets of the crown. It is an age where passion reigns and treachery runs as thick as blood. Young Eleanor has two men in her life: her uncle King Edward II, and her husband Hugh le Despenser, a mere knight but the newfound favorite of the king. She has no desire to meddle in royal affairs—she wishes for a serene, simple life with her family. But as political unrest sweeps the land, Eleanor, sharply intelligent yet blindly naïve, becomes the only woman each man can trust. Fiercely devoted to both her husband and her king, Eleanor holds the secret that could destroy all of England—and discovers the choices no woman should have to make. At its heart, The Traitor's Wife is a unique love story that every reader will connect with. Gold Medalist, historical / military fiction, 2008 Independent Publisher Book Awards * Includes bonus reading group guide PRAISE FOR THE TRAITOR'S WIFE: "Conveys emotions and relationships quite poignantly... entertaining historical fiction." — Kirkus Discoveries "Higginbotham's talents lie not only in her capacity for detailed genealogical research of the period, but also in her skill in bringing these historical figures to life with passion, a wonderful sense of humor, honor, and love." — Historical Novels Review Online
Author | : Thomas Gray |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 456 |
Release | : 1836 |
Genre | : Great Britain |
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Author | : Sisters of Mercy - Goulburn |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2009 |
Genre | : Monasticism and religious orders |
ISBN | : 9780646521282 |
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Author | : Kathryn Warner |
Publisher | : Amberley Publishing Limited |
Total Pages | : 452 |
Release | : 2019-10-15 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1445662809 |
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Philippa of Hainault: Mother of the English Nation. The first biography of a remarkable and influential English queen.
Author | : William George Dimock Fletcher |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 298 |
Release | : 1887 |
Genre | : Families of royal descent |
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Download Leicestershire Pedigrees and Royal Descents Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Author | : Joseph Lyon Miller |
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Total Pages | : 580 |
Release | : 1912 |
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