Christine de Pizan

Christine de Pizan (or Pisan)

Apr 8, 2024

anniversaries, culture

Charles VI, Christine de Pizan, Deanna Rodriguez, executions, feminism, France, Henry IV, Hundred Years War, Italy, John Earl of Salisbury, Richard II, writers

This interesting article by Deanna Rodriguez gives details of many of Christine’s works, some of which are readily available to the modern reader in translated form. Christine de Pizan (or Pisan) was born in Venice but moved to France at an early age and spent the rest of her life there. After her husband’s death,…
John Montagu, 3rd Earl of Salisbury (c 1350-1400)

Nov 7, 2022

anniversaries, battles, genealogy, religion

Anne Neville, Barons Montagu, Christine de Pizan, Cirencester, Conwy, Counter-Appellants, Edward I, Epiphany Rising, Henry IV, Henry V, Ireland, Isabel Neville, Joan “Beaufort”, Joan of Acre, John Earl of Salisbury, Lollards, Lord Mayors of London, Lord Morley, Mary de Bohun, Maud Francis, Monthermer Barony, Nevilles, Orleans, Parliament, poetry, Prussia, Ravenspur, Richard II, Richard of Salisbury, Richard of Warwick, summary executions, Thomas Earl of Salisbury, Thomas of woodstock, Wakefield, William Earl of Salisbury

John Montagu (or Montacute) was the son of Sir John Montagu, 1st Baron Montagu (d 1390) and Margaret de Monthermer. It follows that he descended from Joan of Acre, and through her, from King Edward I. He was also the nephew (and, as it proved, the heir) of William Montagu, 2nd Earl of Salisbury. There…
‘Blood Sisters’: A Review of Seven Royal lives

Nov 25, 2016

Book Reviews

“Blood Sisters”, “Perkin”, Anne Neville, book review, Cecily Duchess of York, Christine de Pizan, Elizabeth of York, Elizabeth Woodville, Lady Margaret Beaufort, Margaret Duchess of Burgundy, Margaret of Anjou, mediaeval women, Sarah Gristwood

Originally posted on Giaconda's Blog: Sarah Gristwood’s book, ‘Blood Sisters’ looks at the lives and reputations of seven key women who lived through the tumultuous and deadly years of the ‘Cousins War’ in C15th England and who changed the course of our national story by their actions. I particularly wanted to read this book…

Christine de Pizan

Christine de Pizan (or Pisan)

John Montagu, 3rd Earl of Salisbury (c 1350-1400)

‘Blood Sisters’: A Review of Seven Royal lives