What do marriage and military service have to do with each other? More than you might think. Some thoughts on Andrew Spencer’s article, ‘The Comital Military Retinue in the Reign of Edward I’
John of Gaunt’s first wife, Blanche of Lancaster died in 1368, and John spent the next thirty-odd years mourning her. Or did he? Well, yeah, he probably did. Sort of.
As a PhD student you quickly learn that no one – unless they are your parent or supervisor and, to be honest, not necessarily even then – cares to hear about your research in detail.
| AuthorRebecca Holdorph is a Ph.D. student at the University of Southampton. Her research focuses on marriage and the English aristocracy in the 13th-15th centuries. ArchivesCategoriesAll |
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