Guy de Beauchamp, Earl of Warwick (* c. 1272, † 12 August 1315) was a powerful nobleman, able soldier and confidant of Edward I. From the first moment he was a vehement opponent of Gaveston and supporter of the Ordinances. After Pembroke captured Gaveston in 1312, Warwick had him kidnapped…
Christopher Marlowe was obviously quicker and harderworking than I am. Unfortunately, this post is still a work in progress.
Henri de Bourbon, Prince of Condé (* 29 December 1552; † 5 March 1588) was the eldest son of Louis de Bourbon, a brother of Antoine de Bourbon and thus a direct cousin of Henri de Navarre, behind whom he was on the list of pretenders to the throne as…
Henri de Lorraine, Duke of Guise (* 31 December 1550; † 23 December 1588) is the principal character in Marlowe’s drama The Massacre at Paris. The Guise family did not belong to the French high aristocracy. Claude de Lorraine distinguished himself in the campaigns of François I, who elevated him…
Henri de Navarre (* 13 December 1553; † 14 May 1610) is one of the best examples of the fact that you can choose your friends, but not your relatives. He was related to almost all the people who tried to kill him in The Massacre at Paris and in…
Henry de Beaumont, Earl of Buchan (*about 1280, † 10 March 1340) already fought under Edward I in Scotland, where he also had extensive possessions, but which were lost as the Scottish independence movement progressed. He was a loyal supporter of Edward II in the struggle against the opposition of…
Henry Plantagenet, Earl of Leicester (* c. 1280, † 22 September 1345) was a son of Edmund Crouchback, brother of Edward I and Blanche d’Artois. The Earl of Lancaster was his elder brother. He supported the opposition of the nobility and was possibly involved in the assassination of Gaveston. During…
Christopher Marlowe was obviously quicker and harderworking than I am. Unfortunately, this post is still a work in progress.
Hugh Despenser, Earl of Winchester (*1 March 1261, † 27 October 1326) had already made a name for himself under Edward I as a soldier and diplomat. In the struggle between Edward II and the noble opposition, he loyally stood by the king. He took part in the Battle of…
Hugh Despenser, Lord Despenser (* 1286; † 24 November 1326) probably knew Edward II since his childhood, because when he was still heir to the throne, he had belonged to his retinue. Economic motives had prompted Edward I to marry the young Despenser to his granddaughter Eleanore de Clare. This…
