Father of His People

There was, in the England over which Edward ruled, a very close-knit, almost family feeling among the people. The King himself was the father of all his fold, the shield and protector, preserver of peace, order and justice. In early days he gave precious gifts, golden bracelets, rings and weapons to his followers. His generosity……

Visiting His People

The King had manors and farms everywhere, or he might descend on some great abbey or monastery to stay. He and the Queen would arrive with hundreds of servants and many wagons loaded with furniture, clothes, food, and utensils, and everyone would unpack, turning that particular manor or monastery into a miniature court for a……

It’s Fall

Scot’s hooves rang out on the cobbled road, mixed with the clattering of many other horseshoes; wheels rumbled and clanked; axles whined and groaned; signboards creaked in the fresh wind from the river. And bell after bell rang out from tower and steeple and the little sharp spires of nunnery, friary, abbey and church all……

Genoa

Geoffrey found Genoa quite as wonderful as his friends had told him it would be. The streets were broad, and the houses around the harbor were built of stone and covered with clean plaster which shone white in the sun. It was all so much more open than London, and the dark, shadowy cypress trees,……