Medieval image of Edward I

I recently had the interesting experience of responding to a FB request from a fellow author. She wanted help naming a character. I’ve had trouble with this from time to time, as I suspect most authors have. So I developed a few methods for selecting character and place names. Since I write fiction, I prefer not to use the names of real people and real places if I can avoid it. Occasionally that isn’t possible. For example, Edward I, aka Longshamks, appears briefly...