15th Century
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Notes from the Scriptorium: Margaret Beaufort by Lauren Johnson
Margaret Beaufort: Survivor, Rebel Kingmaker by Lauren Johnson ISBN:978-1789541632November 6th 2025, Head of Zeus Survivor. Rebel. Conspirator. Matriarch of a dynasty. Born into a century of conflict as the daughter of the Duke of Somerset and a descendant of Edward III, Margaret Beaufort was married at twelve, a mother and widow at thirteen, and a… Continue reading
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Debunking the Myth: Did Margaret of Anjou Really Cheat on Her Husband?
One of the most persistent rumors about Margaret of Anjou, Queen of England from 1445 to 1461 and 1470 to 1471, is that she had an extramarital affair and that her only son, Edward of Westminster, was illegitimate. The rumor has endured for over five centuries, repeated in histories, novels, and even some scholarly works.… Continue reading
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God’s Own Gentlewoman: The Life of Margaret Paston Diane Watt
The remarkable story of Margaret Paston, whose letters form the most extensive collection of personal writings by a medieval English woman. Drawing on what is the largest archive of medieval correspondence relating to a single family in the UK, God’s Own Gentlewoman explores what everyday life was like during the turbulent decades at the height… Continue reading
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Reviewed: The Sister Queens, Isabel and Katherine de Valois by Mary McGrigor
Hardcover Edition Published May 1st, 2016, The History Press, 288 Pages Two sisters: born nine years apart to a mad French king during the turbulent years of the Hundred Years War, the bitter series of conflicts that set the House of Plantagenet against the House of Valois. Catherine de Valois, the beautiful young bride of… Continue reading
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Julian of Norwich: A Very Brief History by Janina Ramirez
Kindle Edition Published 1st October 2016 by SPCK, 128 Pages. Over six hundred years ago a woman known as Julian of Norwich wrote what is now regarded as one of the greatest works of literature in English. Based on a sequence of mystical revelations she received in 1373, her book is called Revelations of Divine… Continue reading
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The Southampton Plot: Revelations, DNA and Implications
A plot to overthrow Henry V was betrayed on July 31st, 1415, just as the invasion of France was about to begin The leader of the plot, Richard, Earl of Cambridge, and his co-conspirators, were tried condemned and beheaded before Southampton’s Bargate on August 2nd and August 5th. Richard’s head and body were buried in… Continue reading
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