A tragedy: Part 2
As evening fell on April 6 1199, Richard I "the Lionheart" died at Chalus in France. His mother, Eleanor of Aquitaine was by his side. We...
A tragedy: Part 1
1199: Sometime very close to now a messenger arrived at Fontevraud, where Eleanor of Aquitaine was living in retirement. He brought the...
Happy 900th birthday, Leeds Castle!
It is 900 years since Leeds Castle was founded. To celebrate this magnificent birthday they have commissioned a podcast series telling...
A new look for the site in honour of Eleanor of Aquitaine's royal progress
In slightly more than a year's time my new book, a biography of Eleanor of Aquitaine, will be published. Why another biography of Eleanor...
Eleanor in the press!
As we move towards November, and the anniversary of Eleanor's death, it is lovely to see a piece in the Telegraph today about the...
Coming soon: Eleanor Longshanks - a storytelling tribute
Today in 1290 Eleanor of Castile was making her final tour of her Peak district properties. Last night she had been in Tideswell, and...
Look what I just found!
I am so delighted to have found this lovely review of Eleanor by Arlene Sindelar of the University of British Columbia in the Medieval...
Early April - a bad time of year for Eleanor of Castile
(The tomb of Eleanor's children: Copyright Westminster Abbey) Some people have times of year that just seem to be plain unlucky for them....
Eleanor's longest lived daughters
March is the month of the birth of Eleanor of Castile and Edward I’s two longest lived daughters. 15 March, half way through the month,...
The death of Eleanor of Castile
After two silent days in the wardrobe record, business resumed on 28 November. An order was made to give allms in respect of a religious...
