The Staufen army leaded by Conradin arrived to Thebes, the provisional capital of the Duchy of Athens on 19 February 1311. The Catalan Company, feared of being destroyed by the Imperial troops, leave the city the previous night (like shameless thieves, according to the Imperator Vitas); Ramon...
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THE VISIT TO THE KINGDOM OF FRANCE (PART 2)
Modern view of the Palais des Papes, Avignon.
The meeting of Queen Margaret of Scotland and Norway with Pope John XXII and his court at the Episcopal Palace near the Cathedral of Avignon on 29 September 1325 was a magnificent event recorded by...
THE VISIT TO THE KINGDOM OF FRANCE (PART 1)
Extract of the Psalter of Queen Isambour of France, who showed the meeting between her and her mother Isabel, Dowager Queen of Norway (veiled as a widow) during a hunting at Vincennes.
After a trip through the towns of Biberach, Ravensburg...
FAMILY AND POLITICS (PART 5)
Allegory of the birth of Prince Alexander of Scotland, eldest son of Prince-Regent Alexander and Princess Violante. Extract from the Chronicles of Jean Frosissart.
Queen Margaret and the Three Kingdoms' courtiers still remained in Munich in the middle of the...
FAMILY AND POLITICS (PART 4)
Extract of the Chronicles of Matthias of Neuenburg, who showed King Ludwig IV and Queen Eleanor surrounded by their court.
The arrival of Eleanor -the Drei Königreiche Prinzessin (Princess of Three Kingdoms: England, Scotland and Norway) as she was called by the...
Hi to all the members!! sorry for the delay in post a new update, but my job have me trapped!!:biggrin::oops:.....due to the several petitions of the readers, I added in the early posts a clarification about the succesion and union of the Scottish and English crowns. I hope you liked, thanks...
FAMILY AND POLITICS (PART 3)
Ludwig IV, King of Germany and Holy Roman Emperor. Mosaic at Munich Cathedral.
On 1 August 1322, Prince Eric, the third and youngest son of Queen Margaret, was officially recognized as Heir and Lord of Norway by the Haugating of Tønsberg. With this event, the...
FAMILY AND POLITICS (PART 2)
Extract of the Chronica Gentis Scotorum of John of Fordun, who showed Prince-Regent Alexander and his wife, Infanta Violante of Aragon.
During her stay at Windsor Castle, Queen Margaret firstly wanted to obtain the acquiescence of her son King Edward III about the...
FAMILY AND POLITICS (PART 1)
Extract of the Chroniques of Jean Froissart, who showed Queen Isabella's birth of her second daughter, Princess Joan.
At the time that Queen Margaret returned to Scotland for her six months stay, in August 1320, she had to faced the continuous and constant problem...
THE SCOTTISH-NORWEGIAN UNION
Coat of Arms who represented the Union of the Kingdoms of Scotland and Norway.
The Union of the Kingdoms of Scotland and Norway was confirmed with the sign of the Treaty of Bergen on 19 March 1320 between the representants of both goverments: Nigel de Brus for...