It could be said that Joan of Kent's life was one long scandal from beginning to end. After all this was a woman who managed to have five weddings before the age of 34!
We are told that nobody escaped from the Tower of London. With a strong central keep and protected by two concentric defensive walls and a moat, the Tower was built in such a way that prisoners, even
The eldest daughter of Edward III and Philippa of Hainault was born at the royal palace of Woodstock on June 16th 1332. She was named Isabella after her paternal grandmother, Isabella of France.
On 28th June 1346 Edward III sailed out of Portsmouth amidst great secrecy - or as much secrecy as he could hope to achieve with a fleet of some 750 ships and an army of between 7,000 and 10,000...
On the night of the 22nd July 1338 the king of England, Edward III and his queen, Philippa of Hainault, suffered the indignity of being seen in their night attire by the townspeople of Antwerp...
In September 1299 Edward I, King of England, married Marguerite, sister of Philip IV, King of France. It was his second marriage He had been a widower for 9 years, ever since his beloved first...
