White Rose of Avalon

Love Week

  • Culwch & Olwen: The Knight and the Flower Maiden of the White Track

    Welcome to day five of Legendary Love Week at White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   Today’s post is about the love between Culhwch and Olwen!   This is one of the stories found in The Mabinogion that is not part of the four branches.   It is also one of the oldest written Arthurian…

  • Elen of the Ways & Emperor Maxen: Lovers Who Met in a Dream

    Welcome to day four of Legendary Love Week at White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   Today’s post is about Elen of the Ways and her husband, Emperor Maxen!   This story is one that begins with a Dream. In fact, the title of this story in The Mabinogion is The Dream of the Emperor…

  • Sir Gawain & Dame Ragnelle: The Knight & the Loathly Lady

    Welcome to day three of Legendary Love Week at White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   Today’s post is about the Knight Gawain and his wife, Ragnelle!   Ragnelle falls into the Loathly Lady category as she enters the story by appearing as an old woman.   The Loathly Lady is often literally described as…

  • Yvain & Laudine: The Knight with the Lion & the Lady of the Fountain

    Welcome to day two of Legendary Love Week at White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   Today’s post is about the love between the Knight Yvain and his wife, the Faery Queen Laudine!   I want to note that their story is present in both The Mabinogion and the French Arthurian Romances by Chretien de…

  • Melusine & Raymond: Lovers of Lusignan

    Welcome to day one of Legendary Love Week at White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   Today’s post is about Melusine and her husband Raymond!   Since the first day of this theme week fell on a Siren Saturday, the topic of the Faery Queen Melusine and her husband seemed like an ideal starting point.…

  • Announcing Love Week 2025!

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   Today’s post is to announce that my fifth annual Love Week will begin on Saturday!   I chose to announce two days before the beginning of the theme week because I wanted to do a traditional Femme Fatale Friday post tomorrow.    So, as is…

  • Edward IV & Elizabeth Woodville, The Most Romantic Royal Lovers

    Welcome to the Final Day of Royal Romance Week here at White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   For today’s final post in this series, I am going to be focusing on Edward IV and Elizabeth Woodville, who I find to be the most Romantic Royal Lovers of all time! I am so delighted to…

  • Henry VIII & Anne Boleyn, The Chateau Vert Pageant

    Welcome to Royal Romance Week Day Six here at White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   Today’s post is going to be about Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn, specifically about the Chateau Vert Pageant that took place in 1522, which did take place on Shrove Tuesday, which is today celebrated as Mardi Gras.   I…

  • Henry VII & Elizabeth of York, Birth of the Tudor Dynasty!

    Welcome back to Royal Romance Week Day Five here at White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   Today’s post is about the relationship between Henry VII and his Queen Elizabeth of York!   This is the first post this week that is featuring a married couple, and interestingly, this is the only post this week…

  • Elizabeth I & Robert Dudley, Elizabethan Lovers

    Welcome to Royal Romance Week Day Four here at White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   Today’s post is about the relationship between Elizabeth I and her great favorite Robert Dudley!   So we have made our way from the Royal Romances of France to the Royal Romances of England.   I wanted to feature…