RJay
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Brian Wainwright:
HI Brian-I saw a post of yours about Roger Clarendon. I've been trying to find more information about him. Wondered if you have a resource that has more than an estimate of when he was born and his mother's name. Like, who was she? If you have any information, I'd love to know more.
Brian Wainwright
Hi - his mother was named Edith de Willesford, though that's all I know of her. As to his age, he received an annuity of £100 in 1372. This might suggest he was a young man by then, although it's scarcely conclusive. Equally he was married and widowed by 1386. Even this is not conclusive evidence given the frequent practice of child-marriage.
My guess is he was somewhat older than Richard II. The BP did not marry until he was 31, and as heir to the throne it would be amazing if he did not have mistresses before that. Wiki mentions another three children - although, as you know, that is a dodgy source. If we say Roger was born in the late 1350s we are probably not too far out.
My guess is he was somewhat older than Richard II. The BP did not marry until he was 31, and as heir to the throne it would be amazing if he did not have mistresses before that. Wiki mentions another three children - although, as you know, that is a dodgy source. If we say Roger was born in the late 1350s we are probably not too far out.
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What about Constance of York first intrigued you? As you have stated, very little was known about her but you must have uncovered something that made you want to find out more about her. Many of the women of the times almost seem like ghosts. One reads their names and not much more.
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