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FeaturedMarguerite of France (1279-1318)
St. Paul’s, London, August 21st 2026 I’m sat on a wall looking at the ruin of Christchurch Greyfriars Church, and I’m here to gather Marguerite of France. I’m feeling quite emotional. I mean I always do, but in most places, Westminster Abbey for example, there’s a general understanding that each tomb, plague or plinth is… Read more
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This is me.
However you’ve come to this blog, whether I bugged you about it til you gave in or found it through some random, medieval/queens/genealogy/social history web search, hi! This is just to lay out a few things about me so you know who’s doing this crazy project. The first thing to say is I am not… Read more
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Eleanor of Provence (c.1223-1291)
Generosa et religiosa virago (A generous and devout heroic woman) – Westminster Chronicler How high does the arrogance of woman rise if it is not restrained? – Henry III Amesbury, 21st November 2025 I tried to do the right thing and contact the Amesbury Abbey Nursing Home beforehand to see if I could make an… Read more
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Nantes Travellogue, 26-29th September 2025
During which I gathered Margaret of Anjou Purley, September 26th 2025 I would normally do this over breakfast but I’ll be up and out at the crack of dawn so I’d better do it now. Got a nice easy going swim in this morning, passed by the doctors to get my B12 booster and home… Read more
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Margaret of Anjou (1430-1482)
Angers, September 28th 2025 I’ll do my best to catch up on the day later, but for now I need to capture Margaret. There is no tomb. Like so many monuments it was destroyed during the revolution, or at least that’s what I think happened. Somewhere it said that when the tomb was opened to… Read more
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Matilda of Boulogne (1103-1152)
Astuti pectoris virilisque constantiae femina (Having the virile, courageous breast of a man, but the constancy or fortitude of a woman) Travelogue Faversham, August 23rd 2025 Despite having one of the best ‘stories’ to tell, Matilda’s gather has been a bit limp. I knew it would be, I knew all I could do was walk… Read more
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