Kathryn Warner

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I grew up in the north of England, and hold two degrees in medieval history and literature from the University of Manchester. I have run a blog about King Edward II (reigned 1307 to 1327) since 2005, have had work published about him in the prestigious academic journal the English Historical Review (founded 1886) and in the academic essay collection Fourteenth-Century England, and have appeared talking about him in the BBC documentary Quest for Bannockburn. I also appeared in a documentary about Edward II shown on the German-French TV channel Arte in late 2019, and have given a paper about him at the International Medieval Congress at the University of Leeds.

My first book, titled Edward II: The Unconventional King, was released in October 2
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Kathryn Warner Hi RJay! It's funny you should ask that, as I'm almost certainly going to be writing one when my current work in progress is finished in a few months.…moreHi RJay! It's funny you should ask that, as I'm almost certainly going to be writing one when my current work in progress is finished in a few months. :-) There isn't a proper full-length bio of Philippa yet, so definitely space for one!(less)
Kathryn Warner Hi RJay, thank you so much for the lovely review! I really appreciate it!

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'Long Live the King: The Mysterious Fate of Edward II', due…more
Hi RJay, thank you so much for the lovely review! I really appreciate it!

My next books are:

'Long Live the King: The Mysterious Fate of Edward II', due out on 1 June.

A bio of Richard II, due out on 15 October.

I'm currently writing a bio of Hugh Despenser the Younger, due out in Sept next year. Also to come are: a bio of the de Clare sisters; Philippa of Hainault; John of Gaunt; and possibly one about the houses of Lancaster and York. So yes, it's all a bit manic. :-)(less)
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Henry of Lancaster and His Children

The close bonds which Edward II's cousin Henry of Lancaster, earl of Lancaster and Leicester, forged with his children have fascinated me for a long time. Here's a post about the family. 

Henry of Lancaster (b. 1280/81) and Maud Chaworth (b. February 1282) were betrothed at the end of 1291 and married before 2 March 1297. [1] They had six daughters and one son born between the early 1300s and the l

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Kathryn You're welcome! I hadn't heard the long arms theory before actually. Interesting to see what people come up with :-)


Marquise Thanks, Kathyn! I figured it was because of his height, what with the "shanks" part of Longshanks :D. But that silly argument I once heard that it was because of his long arms had me puzzled for a while.


Kathryn Marquise wrote: "Dear Kathryn:

I have one question I didn't know who else to ask about and thought perhaps I should try with you. It's about Edward I, and I know your specialty is on his son, but I thought you mi..."


Hi Marquise! It's because he was tall, six feet two; his embalmed remains were examined and measured when his tomb was opened in 1774. Longshanks means 'long legs' :-)


Marquise Dear Kathryn:

I have one question I didn't know who else to ask about and thought perhaps I should try with you. It's about Edward I, and I know your specialty is on his son, but I thought you might know :).

My question is: Why exactly was he called Longshanks? I've heard 2 versions of the reason, one that it was his height and the other the length of his arms; and obviously I don't know which is the right explanation. Could you help?


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