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Eleanor of Castile

American  

noun

  1. 1241?–90, queen consort of Edward I of England 1274–90.


Eleanor of Castile British  
/ ˈɛlɪnə-, -ˌnɔː /

noun

  1. 1246–90, Spanish wife of Edward I of England. Eleanor Crosses were erected at each place at which her body rested between Nottingham, where she died, and London, where she is buried

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Edward I visited the site in 1283 and gave the estate to his wife, Eleanor of Castile, and the court of north Wales continued to be maintained until the first half of the 14th century.

From BBC Apr. 8, 2023

As a wife, a mother, and a queen, Eleanor of Castile stands high on the record of the women of the Middle Ages.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 107, September, 1866 by Various

The mournful procession bearing the body of Queen Eleanor of Castile, resting at Waltham, would show a picture in the same colours as the early part of the Sherborne Pageant.

From English Costume by Dion Clayton Calthrop

Edward had by his first wife, Eleanor of Castile, four sons; but Edward, his heir and successor, was the only one that survived him.

From The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part B. From Henry III. to Richard III. by David Hume

Queen Eleanor of Castile, and her ill-fated son Edward II., the two former in Westminster Abbey, the last in Gloucester cathedral; and of their fidelity also as portraits no doubt can be entertained.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1 "Edwardes" to "Ehrenbreitstein" by Various

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