[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"$flajz58a66fbq":3,"$fy6oulildcg5h":200},[4,11,18,25,32,39,46,53,60,67,74,81,88,95,102,109,116,123,130,137,144,151,158,165,172,179,186,193],{"slug":5,"title":6,"subtitle":7,"excerpt":8,"coverUrl":9,"publishedAt":10},"two-men-one-date-oswin-of-deira-and","Two men, one date: Oswin of Deira and Bernard of Clairvaux","This week in history: 20 August","A Northumbrian king gets handed over to his cousin’s men at Gilling in 651. Five hundred years later, an abbot dies in a valley in Champagne. They’ve got more to do with each other than you’d think.I ","https:\u002F\u002Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com\u002Fpublic\u002Fimages\u002F703a9079-42d8-48ca-827f-1144c664dd31_6000x4000.jpeg","2026-08-23T23:29:37.000Z",{"slug":12,"title":13,"subtitle":14,"excerpt":15,"coverUrl":16,"publishedAt":17},"about-me-66f","About me!","My name is Meg.","My name is Meg. I grew up in south Louisiana and now live in southeast Virginia. I fell in love with medieval England after picking up ’s The Plantagenets, and I’ve been chasing Anglo-Saxon and early ","https:\u002F\u002Fsubstackcdn.com\u002Fimage\u002Ffetch\u002F$s_!MUYH!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\u002Fhttps%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3a64d100-3df9-436e-bfc7-21fb8b6d31f5_450x600.jpeg","2026-08-12T17:12:07.000Z",{"slug":19,"title":20,"subtitle":21,"excerpt":22,"coverUrl":23,"publishedAt":24},"taken-on-faith","Taken on faith","For the Feast of the Assumption, 15 August: what the Bible says about Mary's death and what tradition built.","Mary’s final appearances in ScriptureMary is at Jesus’s crucifixion along with others. Jesus entrusts his mother to John (John 19:25-27).When the disciples went to Jerusalem after Jesus’s ascension, M","https:\u002F\u002Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com\u002Fpublic\u002Fimages\u002F672e811b-d982-401a-a277-7841027d6654_500x757.jpeg","2026-08-11T20:03:19.000Z",{"slug":26,"title":27,"subtitle":28,"excerpt":29,"coverUrl":30,"publishedAt":31},"henry-i-is-crowned-king-of-england","Henry I is crowned King of England","This week in 1100: Count Henry is crowned King of England by the Bishop of London three days after the death of King William II","2 August 1100, WinchesterWilliam II is dead. Immediately upon him being shot in the forest, the hunting party scattered, each man going to secure their own estates. Count Henry, his younger brother, r","https:\u002F\u002Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com\u002Fpublic\u002Fimages\u002F50dbd72c-365d-439e-a2d2-b96cfbdb321e_921x1500.jpeg","2026-08-09T20:03:30.000Z",{"slug":33,"title":34,"subtitle":35,"excerpt":36,"coverUrl":37,"publishedAt":38},"the-death-of-william-ii","The Death of William II","Do you think this was murder, accident, or divine justice? This week in 1100: William II of England was killed.","On 2 August 1100, William II, known as William Rufus, was killed by an arrow to the chest while hunting in the New Forest. The factsIt was the day after Lammas and the Feast of St Peter in Chains (bot","https:\u002F\u002Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com\u002Fpublic\u002Fimages\u002F93809f6f-cb56-439a-a6c2-376ca173ebbd_960x1556.png","2026-08-02T00:34:25.000Z",{"slug":40,"title":41,"subtitle":42,"excerpt":43,"coverUrl":44,"publishedAt":45},"the-battle-of-falkirk","The Battle of Falkirk","This week in 1298: Edward I of England brings his army north against William Wallace","On 22 July 1298, Edward I of England met a Scottish army under Sir William Wallace near Falkirk. It was the feast of St Mary Magdalene, an important day on the liturgical calendar. Wallace lost.The Si","https:\u002F\u002Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com\u002Fpublic\u002Fimages\u002Ff2ed8642-a0bd-4281-b256-94b9a74e81b8_960x703.jpeg","2026-07-24T21:26:11.000Z",{"slug":47,"title":48,"subtitle":49,"excerpt":50,"coverUrl":51,"publishedAt":52},"who-really-was-mary-magdalene","Who really was Mary Magdalene?","For her feast day, 22 July: what the Gospels say and what tradition built.","Mary Magdalene and Jesus mosaic in the Church of St. Peter and St. Paul, Amsterdam. Reda Kerbush, Wikimedia Commons.Today, 22 July, is the feast of St Mary Magdalene, kept since the early medieval per","https:\u002F\u002Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com\u002Fpublic\u002Fimages\u002Fdd3e7ae0-75d5-42f4-8891-00975bd98e48_729x450.jpeg","2026-07-22T17:59:59.000Z",{"slug":54,"title":55,"subtitle":56,"excerpt":57,"coverUrl":58,"publishedAt":59},"absolved-but-not-satisfied","Absolved, but not satisfied","This Week in 1174 (Part II): Henry II's penance at Canterbury, 12 July","On Friday, 12 July 1174, Henry II did public penance at Canterbury for the murder of Thomas Becket, the Archbishop of Canterbury who had once been his closest friend. He had already been absolved for ","https:\u002F\u002Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com\u002Fpublic\u002Fimages\u002F743179f6-542e-40b7-8570-6fdc07d412ba_200x179.jpeg","2026-07-20T02:52:25.000Z",{"slug":61,"title":62,"subtitle":63,"excerpt":64,"coverUrl":65,"publishedAt":66},"this-week-in-1174-1319-july-the-lion","This Week in 1174 (13–19 July): The Lion in the Mist","The week the king of Scots was captured in a Northumberland fog.","Longtime readers know I have written “on this day” pieces. While sometimes I will still write those, I’m going to concentrate on a different series… following a whole week rather than a single date, b","https:\u002F\u002Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com\u002Fpublic\u002Fimages\u002F0a400cc3-63e5-4a12-b106-e3699bf2bca8_960x638.jpeg","2026-07-14T00:24:40.000Z",{"slug":68,"title":69,"subtitle":70,"excerpt":71,"coverUrl":72,"publishedAt":73},"titulus-regius","Titulus Regius","The Parliament of 1484","Please don’t forget to like and comment on this post and subscribe to my substack if you enjoy this article!Leave a commentSubscribe nowShare“In January 1484 Richard III called his first parliament an","https:\u002F\u002Fsubstackcdn.com\u002Fimage\u002Ffetch\u002F$s_!wjDI!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\u002Fhttps%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F645f2f28-4c7d-491a-ac62-95d092787f7f_1024x958.png","2025-01-27T01:01:07.000Z",{"slug":75,"title":76,"subtitle":77,"excerpt":78,"coverUrl":79,"publishedAt":80},"on-this-day-13-january-1396","On this day, 13 January 1396","John of Gaunt married Katherine Swynford at Lincoln Cathedral.","Please don’t forget to like and comment on this post and subscribe to my substack if you enjoy this article!Leave a commentSubscribe nowShareOn this day, 13 January 1396, John of Gaunt and Katherine S","https:\u002F\u002Fsubstackcdn.com\u002Fimage\u002Ffetch\u002F$s_!VK_F!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\u002Fhttps%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Faa0cd828-60a8-47f6-b692-96a2c97dafd4_469x600.jpeg","2025-01-14T02:31:01.000Z",{"slug":82,"title":83,"subtitle":84,"excerpt":85,"coverUrl":86,"publishedAt":87},"on-this-day-8-january-1297","On this day, 8 January 1297","the marriage of Elizabeth of Rhuddlan, youngest daughter of Edward I of England, to John I, Count of Holland took place in Ipswich.","Please don’t forget to like and comment on this post and subscribe to my substack if you enjoy this article!Leave a commentSubscribe nowShareOn this day, 8 January 1297, was the marriage of Elizabeth ","https:\u002F\u002Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com\u002Fpublic\u002Fimages\u002Fe093d8b6-b3a0-4998-9630-b0111649071a_219x315.jpeg","2025-01-08T19:08:32.000Z",{"slug":89,"title":90,"subtitle":91,"excerpt":92,"coverUrl":93,"publishedAt":94},"on-this-day-7-january-1327","On this day, 7 January 1327","the parliament that was to depose Edward II met in London.","Please don’t forget to like and comment on this post and subscribe to my substack if you enjoy this article!Leave a commentSubscribe nowShareOn this day, 7 January 1327, the parliament that was to dep","https:\u002F\u002Fsubstackcdn.com\u002Fimage\u002Ffetch\u002F$s_!exZm!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\u002Fhttps%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6c3be8d9-64fe-4db1-9637-c2cc6e85f655_461x466.png","2025-01-07T20:55:19.000Z",{"slug":96,"title":97,"subtitle":98,"excerpt":99,"coverUrl":100,"publishedAt":101},"on-this-day-6-january-1367","On this day, 6 January 1367","Richard II of England was born in Bordeaux.","Please don’t forget to like and comment on this post and subscribe to my substack if you enjoy this article!Leave a commentSubscribe nowShareThe day he was born, he was never expected to be king. He w","https:\u002F\u002Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com\u002Fpublic\u002Fimages\u002F8386fa37-37e3-4abf-be9d-f9b8d8cd104e_300x402.jpeg","2025-01-07T01:09:56.000Z",{"slug":103,"title":104,"subtitle":105,"excerpt":106,"coverUrl":107,"publishedAt":108},"on-this-day-5-january-1209","On this day, 5 January 1209","Richard, Earl of Cornwall, Count of Poitou, and King of the Romans was born at Winchester.","Please don’t forget to like and comment on this post and subscribe to my substack if you enjoy this article!Leave a commentSubscribe nowShareOn this day, 5 January 1209, Richard, Earl of Cornwall, Cou","https:\u002F\u002Fsubstackcdn.com\u002Fimage\u002Ffetch\u002F$s_!lAjy!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\u002Fhttps%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8d53c818-fa4f-4eb4-8787-a38674a4e6ab_330x393.png","2025-01-05T21:01:38.000Z",{"slug":110,"title":111,"subtitle":112,"excerpt":113,"coverUrl":114,"publishedAt":115},"on-this-day-4-january-1400","On this day, 4 January 1400","A plot was discovered to overthrow Henry IV and replace him with former king Richard II.","Please don’t forget to like and comment on this post and subscribe to my substack if you enjoy this article!Leave a commentSubscribe nowShareOn this day, 4 January 1400, a plot was discovered to overt","https:\u002F\u002Fsubstackcdn.com\u002Fimage\u002Ffetch\u002F$s_!M_bs!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\u002Fhttps%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F853ee099-bb35-4f19-a2ce-17caeba89b97_375x448.png","2025-01-05T04:08:07.000Z",{"slug":117,"title":118,"subtitle":119,"excerpt":120,"coverUrl":121,"publishedAt":122},"on-this-day-3-january-1437","On this day, 3 January 1437","Catherine de Valois, the daughter, wife, and mother of kings, died at Bermondsey Abbey in London.","Please don’t forget to like and comment on this post and subscribe to my substack if you enjoy this article!Support me!Leave a commentSubscribe nowShareCatherine de Valois was the daughter of Charles ","https:\u002F\u002Fsubstackcdn.com\u002Fimage\u002Ffetch\u002F$s_!70qS!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\u002Fhttps%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5bc09c97-f5ae-4a58-bf57-053e56e5ee8b_367x565.png","2025-01-04T03:47:47.000Z",{"slug":124,"title":125,"subtitle":126,"excerpt":127,"coverUrl":128,"publishedAt":129},"on-this-day-2-january-1471","On this day, 2 January 1471","Edward IV, King of England, and Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy, met in Flanders to formalize an alliance.","Please don’t forget to like and comment on this post and subscribe to my substack if you enjoy this article!Support me!Leave a commentSubscribe nowShareOn this day, 2 January 1471, Edward IV, King of ","https:\u002F\u002Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com\u002Fpublic\u002Fimages\u002F32b9a1d4-9201-4a4c-adff-c7f616050948_267x420.jpeg","2025-01-03T01:43:12.000Z",{"slug":131,"title":132,"subtitle":133,"excerpt":134,"coverUrl":135,"publishedAt":136},"2025-to-read-list","2025 To-Read List","my history plans for the new year","I really don’t read enough. I love history. I love reading and researching. There’s no excuse for how little I read in 2024! This year, I plan on reading one book a month. One thing that will help is ","https:\u002F\u002Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com\u002Fpublic\u002Fimages\u002Ff3d1e9f9-d732-40a9-bab6-d9633d9123ec_2000x1333.jpeg","2025-01-01T18:44:23.000Z",{"slug":138,"title":139,"subtitle":140,"excerpt":141,"coverUrl":142,"publishedAt":143},"my-2024-read-list","My 2024 Read List","Please don’t forget to like and comment on this post and subscribe to my substack if you enjoy this article!","Please don’t forget to like and comment on this post and subscribe to my substack if you enjoy this article!Support me!Leave a commentSubscribe nowShareI definitely didn't read as much as I wish I did","https:\u002F\u002Fsubstackcdn.com\u002Fimage\u002Ffetch\u002F$s_!ta33!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\u002Fhttps%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fbab22031-376b-4988-97f6-f5a5a7afd599_400x592.webp","2024-12-31T23:39:52.000Z",{"slug":145,"title":146,"subtitle":147,"excerpt":148,"coverUrl":149,"publishedAt":150},"on-this-day-21-december-1460","On this day, 21 December 1460","Richard, duke of York arrived at Sandal Castle before the Battle of Wakefield took place.","Please don’t forget to like and comment on this post and subscribe to my substack if you enjoy this article!Support me!Leave a commentSubscribe nowShareThis trek north from London was due to what happ","https:\u002F\u002Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com\u002Fpublic\u002Fimages\u002F21663d93-f155-4e26-81d6-e3e7973e1a84_600x735.jpeg","2024-12-21T23:48:20.000Z",{"slug":152,"title":153,"subtitle":154,"excerpt":155,"coverUrl":156,"publishedAt":157},"on-this-day-20-december-1387","On this day, 20 December 1387","the Battle of Radcot Bridge was fought between the Lords Appellant and Richard II’s Loyalists.","Please don’t forget to like and comment on this post and subscribe to my substack if you enjoy this article!Support me!Leave a commentSubscribe nowShareOn this day, 20 December 1387, the Battle of Rad","https:\u002F\u002Fsubstackcdn.com\u002Fimage\u002Ffetch\u002F$s_!lpRL!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\u002Fhttps%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Feda06039-9f33-4ed8-8fdc-ca3f9836aa81_791x600.png","2024-12-21T00:45:25.000Z",{"slug":159,"title":160,"subtitle":161,"excerpt":162,"coverUrl":163,"publishedAt":164},"on-this-day-19-december-1154","On this day, 19 December 1154","Henry II was crowned King of England at Westminster Abbey.","Please don’t forget to like and comment on this post and subscribe to my substack if you enjoy this article!Support me!Leave a commentSubscribe nowShareOn this day, 19 December 1154, Henry II was crow","https:\u002F\u002Fsubstackcdn.com\u002Fimage\u002Ffetch\u002Ff_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\u002Fhttps%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc542d0b9-dd50-4870-927f-a1ab538c78d4_828x591.png","2024-12-20T03:21:06.000Z",{"slug":166,"title":167,"subtitle":168,"excerpt":169,"coverUrl":170,"publishedAt":171},"on-this-day-17-december-1470","On this day, 17 December 1470","Warwick \"the Kingmaker\" was sent to France to bring Queen Margaret and Prince Edward back to England after Henry VI had had his \"readeption.\"","Please don’t forget to like and comment on this post and subscribe to my substack if you enjoy this article!Support me!Leave a commentSubscribe nowShareOn this day, 17 December 1470, Richard, Earl of ","https:\u002F\u002Fupload.wikimedia.org\u002Fwikipedia\u002Fcommons\u002Fthumb\u002F0\u002F03\u002FHappy_500_yr_old_Window_Wednesday_-_Flickr_-_Martin_Cooper_Ipswich.jpg\u002F800px-Happy_500_yr_old_Window_Wednesday_-_Flickr_-_Martin_Cooper_Ipswich.jpg","2024-12-17T23:02:29.000Z",{"slug":173,"title":174,"subtitle":175,"excerpt":176,"coverUrl":177,"publishedAt":178},"on-this-day-16-december-1431","On this day, 16 December 1431","Henry VI of England was crowned Henry II of France at Notre Dame Cathedral.","Please don’t forget to like this post and subscribe to my substack if you enjoy this article!Support me!Subscribe nowShareOn this day, 16 December 1431, a young Henry VI of England was crowned as Henr","https:\u002F\u002Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com\u002Fpublic\u002Fimages\u002Fda015e46-6ebb-4aa7-817b-c428ad16e397_2304x3072.avif","2024-12-17T03:16:41.000Z",{"slug":180,"title":181,"subtitle":182,"excerpt":183,"coverUrl":184,"publishedAt":185},"on-this-day-13-december-1470","On this day, 13 December 1470","On this day, 13 December 1470, Edward of Lancaster (son of Henry VI and Margaret of Anjou) married Anne Neville (daughter of Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick AKA “the Kingmaker”).","Please don’t forget to like this post and subscribe to my substack if you enjoy this article!Support me!Subscribe nowShareOn this day, 13 December 1470, Edward of Lancaster (son of Henry VI and Margar","https:\u002F\u002Fsubstackcdn.com\u002Fimage\u002Ffetch\u002F$s_!fyY5!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\u002Fhttps%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff6c747cb-1c35-4092-8f50-020e1446b27b_751x1080.png","2024-12-13T19:24:16.000Z",{"slug":187,"title":188,"subtitle":189,"excerpt":190,"coverUrl":191,"publishedAt":192},"on-this-day-11-december-1443","On this day, 11 December 1443","Sir John Cornwall, 1st Baron Fanhope, who was instrumental in the Glyndŵr Rising and and the Hundred Years War under Henry V, died in Bedfordshire.","Please don’t 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