Norway
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You only reign twice?
Alexander III, Anne, Anne Mowbray, anniversaries, canon law, coinage, consorts, dispensations, Edward II, George of Denmark, Guardian of Scotland, Henry III, Henry Lord Darnley, Kathryn Warner, Margaret of Norway, Mary I, Mary II, Mary Stuart, Norway, Orkneys, Phillip II, Richard of Shrewsbury, Scotland, Sean Connery, Treaty of Salisbury, William IIIEdward of Caernarvon, who was born in 1284, was king of England for nearly twenty years from 1307 as Edward II. What of his childhood? In about October 1289, he was contracted to Margaret, known as the Maid of Norway and Queen of Scotland since 1286 when her grandfather Alexander III died. She was a year…
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No, NOT this Stamford Bridge, but two hundred miles further north, somewhere by the River Derwent in the East Riding. So please try to avoid any more football references, except for the violent Norwegian game plan, the travel plans of the teams (sorry, armies) and the fixture congestion being contributory factors to the Anglo-Saxon defeat…