Day: 11 April 2018

William and Mary and Carrots

April 11, 2018kyra

William III of Orange, who was the grandson of English King Charles I, and his wife (and first cousin) Mary of England, who was also a grandchild of King Charles I, became William III and Mary II of England on 11 April 1689 after a ginormous kerfuffle. King Charles II, who had recently reclaimed the throne… Read more William and Mary and Carrots

There Was Very Nearly a King Roger of England

April 11, 2018kyra

Roger de Mortimer, future 4th Earl of March, was born on 11 April 1374 at Usk Castle in Monmouthshire, and was heir to the throne of Richard II while that monarch remained childless. Roger was the eldest son of Philippa of Clarence, the only child of King Edward III’s second son, Lionel of Antwerp. His… Read more There Was Very Nearly a King Roger of England