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  • Guinevere and Isolde

    The tales of legendary queens Guinevere and Isolde are very similar in many ways.    Both of these woman were in love triangles where they fell in love with knights that served their husbands.   Both were willing to risk their very lives for the love that consumed them.   Both were nearly burned at…

  • Lady Godiva

    Lady Godiva was a noblewoman in Coventry in the eleventh century.    She was famous for being fervently opposed to her husband’s taxation of the citizens.   Being a woman in her era meant that she was not likely to be heard by her husband in matters of state.    So she famously took extreme…

  • Lancelot du Lac

    Lancelot du Lac was the bravest knight in the court of Camelot!   His most famous tales involved his love with Guinevere.   Lancelot was added to the Arthurian legends by Chretien de Troyes, a French poet in the thirteenth century.    His first ever tale was the Knight and the Cart. Lancelot’s surname du…

  • My Top Ten British Royalty Period Pieces

    The ten period pieces listed below are my personal favorites to depict the British monarchs!   It is obvious that I am a lover of the Plantagenet and Tudor dynasties, so the period pieces here are all from the late medieval period and the Tudor era! Number 10: Mary Queen of Scots (2018) ~Margot Robbie…

  • Five Medieval Queens You Should Know!

    Today I wanted to share with my readers five medieval queens I feel that everyone should know about!   This is not a count down list of the five best, but rather just a list of amazing queens!   I have listed the queens chronologically. Number 1: Matilda of Scotland (1080 –1118), Queen of Henry…

  • My Top 10 Arthurian Films

    The top films in a specific category is always a matter that inspires much debate.   As a lover of everything Arthurian, and faerie, and films (especially classic films) I think I am qualified to tell you my personal top ten list of Arthurian adaptions!   Number 10: Avalon High ~This Disney Channel Original Film…

  • La Belle Dame Sans Merci

    Guinevere is the wife of Arthur in the Arthurian cycle.   In most versions of the legends it is a given that she betrayed Arthur with a close friend or family member during their marriage.   In the most common versions of the legends Guinevere betrayed Arthur by falling in love with Lancelot du Lac,…

  • The Six Wives of Henry VIII

    Henry VIII was king of England from 1509 until his death in 1547. He was born the second son of Henry VII and his queen, Elizabeth of York. Upon the untimely death of his older brother Arthur (named for the legendary king whom their father claimed decent from) he became the Prince of Wales. Besides…

  • Vita Merlini

    The life of the wizard Merlin has been a matter of interest to legions of people for over fifteen hundred years.   He was the magician who played an important part in the legends of Arthur and the knights of the roundtable.     It was his magic that allowed Uther Pendragon to bed Igraine…

  • The Once and Future King

    Arthur Pendragon King of all Britain is also known as the Once and Future King because of popular belief that he will one day rise from his resting place in Avalon to fight for Britain.   Arthur’s tale is one of intrigue and dramatic fights, and it was from the very beginning.   Even the…