Writing Medieval
Jules FrusherThis will be the new home for Lady Despenser's Scribery and Medieval Bits, as well as updates and selected scenes from my novel about Hugh Despenser. Oh, and some tips on writing historical fiction and fact too! Come and explore another century!
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Hanging, Drawing and Quartering: the Anatomy of an Execution
This post analyses the symbolic nature of hanging, drawing and quartering to the medieval mind. The individual punishments weren’t meant solely to inflict great pain and suffering (which they did) but also to herald the fate of the family l...
Hugh Despenser’s Execution at Hereford 24th November 1326
After the judgement against him had been read out, Hugh was dragged to his place of execution to undergo one of the most gruesome and agonising forms of death - Hanging, drawing and quartering.
After the judgement against him had been read...
The 'Trial' of Hugh Despenser the Younger
On the morning of the 24th November, 1326, just outside the walls of the city of Hereford, Despenser, Baldock, Reading and their captors were met by Sir Thomas Wake and Jean de Hainault. There, Hugh was stripped, dressed in a surcoat bearin...
The Flight From Bannockburn
Now that the English, including their king, were in full rout, they were pursued by the Scottish forces, the infantry cutting down any they could catch on foot and Keith’s light horse, joined by Douglas racing after the fleeing English king...
Battle of Bannockburn, 24th June, Day Two - The Main Battle
I hope that you’re enjoying my articles about the Battle of Bannockburn! On this day, 24th June, the main Battle of Bannockburn took place - a violent clash between the army of Edward II and the outnumbered forces of Robert Bruce. The outco...
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I love writing about medieval things, particularly if they occur during the reign of Edward II - although I am pretty eclectic!
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