Tag: Wars of the Roses

• Historical Figures: Alice Chaucer, Lady of the Garter

  

  One of the most famous writers from the medieval period is Geoffrey Chaucer. He lived between the 1340s and 1400 and most famously wrote The Canterbury Tales. He was also the first writer to be buried in Poets’ Corner in Westminster Abbey. However, he had a granddaughter named Alice who was born a few years…

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  August 11, 2020

  Historical Figures, Women’s History

  Fifteenth Century, history, Lady of the Garter, Medieval England, Medieval Europe, Medieval History, Medieval Women, Wars of the Roses, Women’s History

• Royal People: The Princes in the Tower

  

  One of the most tragic stories of the English monarchy – and one that has captivated people for centuries – is that of the two Princes in the Tower. The two Princes in question were Edward V of England and his younger brother Richard, Duke of York. When they were 12 and 9 years old,…

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  September 24, 2018

  Royal People

  British History, English History, history, Kings, Medieval England, Medieval Europe, Medieval History, Medieval Kings, murder, Princes, Royal History, Tudor, Tudor England, Wars of the Roses