Clifford Castle in the Welsh Marches
A tale of an indigestible meal, a royal standoff, a famous royal mistress and a rough seduction. And this insignificant little ruin is all that’s left to tell the tale….
Category: Medieval English History
A Splendid Medieval Morning in Pembridge with the Mortimers.
What a lovely morning I spent in the Church in Pembridge on Saturday 25th May to talk about medieval women and Joan de Geneville, wife of Roger Mortimer. Some atmospheric…
A Court of Betrayal: Treason in the Mortimer Household.
An Irresistible Subject. Johane de Geneville was an heiress, inheriting extensive lands in Ireland, in France, as well as in the Welsh Marches, including the magnificent fortress of Ludlow…
The Appeal of Living in Mortimer Country
Living in Pembridge in the Welsh Marches, enjoying the rural pleasures of pastures, gentle hills and woodland, as well as the eye-catchingly beautiful black and white villages, it is impossible…
An Audacious Escape: Roger Mortimer’s Flight from the Tower of London.
Seven hundred years ago, on the first day of August in 1323, Roger Mortimer, the 1st Earl of March, one of the most notorious men in English medieval history,…
Should Anne O’Brien’s medieval novels be read in chronological order?
A Frequently Asked Question. What is the chronological order of your historical novels? In which order is it best for me to read them? Some readers, new to my…
A Court of Betrayal: And Afterwards …
Joan de Geneville, wife of Roger Mortimer, 1st Earl of March, died on 19th October 1356, at the age of 70 or 71. All charges against Roger had been reversed…
Joan de Geneville: the Making of an Heiress.
Although not a name widely recognised, Joan de Geneville was a significant heiress in the late 13th century. She was born in 1285 or 1286 at Ludlow Castle, one…
Celebrating Valentine’s Day: Was this a Mortimer Love Token?
A Frivolous Valentine Post! Four years ago in 2020 a ring was found on farmland near Wigmore, below the ruins of the once mighty Wigmore Castle, by a…
Take a Break with Intrepid Paston Women
Here are the first pages of A Marriage of Fortune Meet Margaret Mautby Paston and her daughter Margery A Promise of Things to Come … Sit down for a few…
And Afterwards … What happened to the Paston family after A Marriage of Fortune?
And Afterwards. What happened to the Paston family after A Marriage of Fortune. Jonty and Gilly Paston (John III and Margery) In 1487 they became Sir John and Dame Margery…
A Marriage of Fortune.
New Book! The intrepid Paston women return. A Marriage of Fortune. 19th January 2023 Sequel to The Royal Game England. 1469. A fortunate marriage will change history. A scandal could…