Claire BarnesFeb 18, 2023

I've been enjoying 'The Granddaughters of Edward III' by #KathrynWarner, thanks to a review copy from #NetGalley. Two queens, several scandals, descendants with competing claims leading to the #WarsOfTheRoses. Many history books focus on half the population; examining what we know of the women provides new perspective. 🧵 1/

https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/The-Granddaughters-of-Edward-III-Hardback/p/22445

#NewBook #medieval #biography #prosopography #MedievalWomen #14thCentury #15thCentury #medievodons @medievodons #GranddaughtersOfEdwardIII

The Granddaughters of Edward III

Edward III may be known for his restoration of English kingly authority after the disastrous and mysterious fall of his father, Edward II, and eventual…

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Show threadClaire BarnesFeb 18, 2023

The name Philippa has been popular in England since the #14thCentury when Philippa of Hainault arrived to marry the young king Edward III. Three of their first four granddaughters were named #Philippa: daughters of Lionel of Antwerp, John of Gaunt, & their sister Isabella of Woodstock. 🧵 2/

#GivenName #GranddaughtersOfEdwardIII #PhilippaOfHainault #EdwardIII #LionelOfAntwerp #JohnOfGaunt #IsabellaOfWoodstock #medieval #medievodons

📷 https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O121866/model-for-the-proposed-restoration-model-sir-george-gilbert/

Model for the proposed restoration of the monument to Queen Philippa of Hainault | Thomas Willement | John Birnie Philip | Sir George Gilbert Scott | V&A Explore The Collections

Model, alabaster and dark marble, Tomb of Queen Philippa of Hainault, designed by Sir George Gilbert Scott, made by J.B Philip and S. Cundy, Thomas Willement, England, ca. 1850-1

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Show threadClaire BarnesFeb 18, 2023
#PhilippaOfClarence inherited #ClareCastle in Suffolk, with its gardens laid out by her stylish great-grandmother Elizabeth de Burgh, #LadyOfClare. She also inherited #Usk, & it was among those title deeds that her husband's Mortimer family preserved a transcription of Elizabeth's furious indictment of tyranny, dictated in secret in 1326 & rediscovered in the 1950s. She had 4 children by age 21, & died not long after: her descendants include the #HouseOfYork. 🧵 3/
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Show threadClaire BarnesFeb 19, 2023

#PhilippaOfLancaster, eldest daughter of #JohnOfGaunt, is remembered as a devoted wife, mother, & Queen of #Portugal. She was buried in the monastery at #Batalha, founded by her husband King João I in thanks for victory there, & they were later reinterred together in a magnificent joint tomb. This reign was the beginning of Portugal’s rise to prosperity & global influence, their children renowned as the #IllustriousGeneration.

#medieval #tomb #15thCentury #medievodons #GranddaughtersOfEdwardIII

Show threadRebecca Brackmann
@ClaireFromClare Lovely discussion of the tomb in Jessica Barker's *Stone Fidelity*, BTW.
Feb 20, 2023 at 1:15pmWeb
Show threadClaire BarnesFeb 20, 2023

@brackman1066 That looks fascinating, I'll look forward to reading, thank you!

https://boydellandbrewer.com/9781783276943/stone-fidelity/

#DoubleTomb #StoneFidelity #JessicaBarker #ChurchMonument #sculpture #stonecarving

Stone Fidelity

Pioneering investigation of the popular "double tomb" effigies in the Middle Ages.2022 Historians of British Art Book Award for Exemplary Scholarship on the ...

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Show threadClaire BarnesFeb 21, 2023
@brackman1066 Just noticed that #StoneFidelity was "published with the generous financial assistance of the Henry Moore Foundation" & looked it up - "to enable as many people as possible to enjoy and appreciate sculpture". A gift to the world!
https://henry-moore.org/what-we-do/about-us/
💖 #HenryMoore #sculpture #stonecarving
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