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Joan plantagenet, widely acclaimed as the ‘Fair Maid’ for her great beauty, was born in a century marred by domestic and foreign upheavals and by dynastic struggles. It was moreover a time of persistent, deeply entrenched attitudes towards women, their natures and their roles.
When Joan of Kent was born on 29 September 1328, in Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England, her father, Edmund of Woodstock 1st Earl of Kent, was 27 and her mother, Margaret Wake 3rd Baroness Wake of Liddell, was 31. She married Sir Thomas Holand 1st Earl of Kent in 1340, in Kent, England. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters.
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Oct 20, 2017 · But all in all, I do think that Joan the Fair Maid of Kent was a beautiful woman. Even her enemies had to admit it. Tags: Edward of Woodstock Historical Novels Joan of Kent medieval history medieval women Plantagenets The Shadow Queen
Apr 21, 2017 · Hardcover. $39.95 4 Used from $19.28 9 New from $36.10. A new account of the life and turbulent times of Joan, the wife of the Black Prince and mother of Richard II. Anthony Goodman's brilliant yet accessible scholarship draws in the reader in the most entertaining and vibrant way. He was one of our greatest historians of the later medieval ...
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Jul 3, 2016 · Joan and Sir Thomas Holland had 5 children together; 3 sons and 2 daughters. Their first son, Thomas, Earl of Kent, was born in 1350 and married Alice, the daughter of Richard FitzAlan, 10th Earl of Arundel; he died in 1397. Edmund was born in 1352 and died young. Their third son, John, was created Duke of Exeter in 1397 by his younger half ...
Mar 11, 2023 · Joan of Kent, the Fair Maid of Kent, was a remarkable woman whose life story is worth exploring. Her early life was marked by turmoil, but she eventually found love and stability with her third husband, the Black Prince. As a mother and a dowager princess, she played an important role in shaping the English monarchy.
