In recent years I’ve recognized that my favorite books are ones that are written in the first person. It allows me to imagine that I’m that character meandering through the story. This book does not disappoint. Until reading “Owen” by Tony Riches I previously only read Tudor period historical fiction books written by women. The…
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Guest Article written by: Samia Chebbah Hello everyone, my name is Samia, I live in Rouen, Normandy in France where Joan of Arc was burnt at the stake on Wednesday 30th May, 1431, at the age of 19. We know she was 13 when she heard voices from three saints, Saint Michael, Saint Catherine and…
Catherine of Valois, daughter of King Charles VI of France and Isabelle of Bavaria was born into royalty at the royal palace of the Hôtel Saint-Pol in Paris on 27 October 1401. Catherine’s father was called, “Charles the Mad” because of his bouts with mental illness. Through my research I’ve discovered that he is not the…
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When it comes to the Wars of the Roses I am most attracted to it because it’s cousins fighting over the throne of England. Richard, 3rd Duke of York attempted to take the throne from his cousin Henry VI but failed. Eventually his son, Edward, Earl of March would succeed as Edward IV, but not…
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House: House of Lancaster Father: Henry IV of England Mother: Mary de Bohun Henry V was the 1st husband of Catherine of Valois. He was also the Father of Henry VI, who was half brother to Edmund and Jasper Tudor from Catherine’s second marriage to Owen Tudor.
John Lancaster, 1st Duke of Bedford, was the third surviving son of King Henry IV of England by Mary de Bohun. He was brother to Henry V, and acted as regent of France for his nephew, King Henry VI. He was married to Anne of Burgundy until her death from the plague in 1432. In…
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