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Kathryn Warner:
Kathyrn-as the 'queen' of family trees, might you shed some light on an issue for me? Most historians mention that in 1331-32, Edward III was negotiating a possible marriage for his son, Edward of Woodstock, and Philippe VI's daughter Joan (Jeanne). However, any reference I find to Philippe VI and a daughter, Joan, state that she wasn't even born until 1337 and died the same year. What am I missing? Thanks!
Kathryn Warner
Hi! Yes, I mention that too in my forthcoming bio of Richard II - there are a few mentions of it in the chancery rolls, and the girl in question is indeed named Joan/Jeanne. Edward himself was barely a year old when the marriage was proposed in July 1331, so Joan/Jeanne must have been a child born to Philip VI and Joan of Burgundy perhaps in the late 1320s or beginning of the 1330s, who died very young and hence doesn't appear in any further records. Unless the English clerks got her name wrong, which is always possible.
PS Will reply to your emails by the end of the week!
PS Will reply to your emails by the end of the week!
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Kathryn, I wondered if you've read A Distant Mirror: The Calamitous 14th Century by Barbara W. Tuchman. If so, what were your thoughts?
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Hello Kathryn! I just want to say how much I admire you for bringing justice to Edward II whithout being biased which is ver refreshing considering the poor treatment Edward II gets from historians, also will you ever consider writing a book about Hugh le Despenser the Younger?
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