7 August - a birthday post
7 August 2014 marks two birthdays. For the purposes of this website the emphasis must be on Elizabeth of Rhuddlan, born amid the dual joys of building work (Rhuddlan Castle had been under siege by the Welsh mere weeks before, and the damage was still being made good) and a muster for the 1282 campaign. Eleanor and Edward arrived on 8 July, and while Eleanor had (as ususal) ensured that she had some form of garden to sit in, with vast amounts of turf laid prior to her arrival
