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| | | | | John Balliol and Isabella de Warenne Whilst researching for my article on Ada de Warenne I discovered that a hundred years later, a kinswoman of hers also, briefly, made an appearance on the stage of Scottish history. I looked at both women, again in my latest book, Scotland's Medieval Queens, a project I am immensely... | |
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| | | | | The Battle of Lincoln by Matthew Paris Saturday 20th May, 2017, marked the 800th anniversary of one of Medieval England's most decisive battles. The Second Battle of Lincoln, also known as "The Lincoln Fair", rescued England from the clutches of Louis, Dauphin of France and future King Louis VIII. England had been in turmoil during... | |
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| | | | | Arms of Robert de Breteuil, 4th Earl of Leicester Robert de Breteuil, also known as Robert de Beaumont, was a remarkable individual whose adventures in the Holy Land would make a wonderful novel. A renowned warrior and a powerful magnate, he was a companion to the Plantagenet princes, both Richard the Lionheart and King John.... | |
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| | | A short while ago I wrote about Isabel de Warenne, Countess of Surrey and then her first husband, William of Blois (youngest son of King Stephen). So, I think it's about time I finished the story by looking at Isabel's second husband, Hamelin Plantagenet, the other 4th Earl of Surrey. The illegitimate son of Geoffrey,... | ||
