07 May, 2006



I made: Edward promise to never let me go.


ilya said...


Gabriele C. said...

Hehe, I started quite a nice quarrel there, it seems. Not that it takes much for Isabella and Hugh to be at each other's throats. :)

Well, as long as Hugh doesn't chop bits and pieces off Germany...

Susan Higginbotham said...

Cheer up, Hugh! You did get a street in Cardiff named after you. (Or was it your son or grandson?)

Alianore said...

Hugh le Despenser has realised that, by some incredible oversight, he doesn't own ANY of Germany. This situation will be rectified immediately.

Susan: is there a Despenser Street (or similar) in Cardiff? Interesting choice, considering Despenser's execution of Llewelyn Bren there! Maybe it was named after his (grand)son after all.

Susan Higginbotham said...
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Susan Higginbotham said...

Yup! If you click on the map of Central Cardiff here you'll see it in the Riverside area, right under the happy dragon with the backpack:


I think there's also a Despenser Road in Tewkesbury.

Alianore said...

Saw it, thanks! Wonder if any of Bren's descendants live there....

Yup, there is a 'Despenser Road' in Tewkesbury! Googled it.

Alianore said...

But apparently very few people want to live on Despenser Road - it's the ninth least expensive street in Tewkesbury!

Lady Shirley said...

Edward II & Isabella of Angouleme are my g-grandparents, as is Roger Mortimer. and Hugh de Lusignan, the first fiance of Isabella. Interesting view you have on them, albeit as bit one-sided. So much about them you don't know about. Still, interesting nonetheless.

Alianore said...

Hi Lady Shirley,
Glad you found the blog. You've confused 2 Queen Isabellas - Isabella of Angouleme was the wife of King John (died 1216), and they were Edward II's great-grandparents. Isabella of Angouleme married Hugh de Lusignan as her second husband and died in the 1240s. Edward II's wife was Isabella of France, daughter of Philip IV, born 1295/6, died 1358.

Edward II and Isabella, and Roger Mortimer, are also the ancestors of many millions of people alive today.

As for being one-sided - yes, I am, and I make no bones about it. There are countless books and websites which are viciously critical of Edward II, and I'm trying to redress the balance.

What is it about them that you think I don't know about? I've read almost every book ever written on them, but if you have more information, I'd love to see it!

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