Eleanor of Leicester Archives - History of Royal Women

The Two Eleanors of Henry III by Darren Baker Book Review

May 10, 2020 Moniek Bloks 0

Writing a book about medieval women is always a challenge, not in the least because of the lack of documentation. Many women have no recorded dates of births or deaths, and simply disappear from the pages of history written by men. The two Eleanors of King Henry III of England are his wife Eleanor of [read more]

Eleanor of Leicester – A broken vow of chastity

February 28, 2017 Moniek Bloks 0

This article was written by Carol. Eleanor was the youngest daughter of King John of England and Isabella of Angouleme. She was born in 1215. She inherited her mother’s beauty and a feisty temperament. In 1224 she was married to the son of William Marshall (also called William), who was regent for her brother Henry [read more]