Read Ebook {PDF EPUB} The Seal Wife by Eleanor Rees The Seal Wife by Eleanor Rees. Completing the CAPTCHA proves you are a human and gives you temporary access to the web property. What can I do to prevent this in the future? If you are on a personal connection, like at home, you can run an anti-virus scan on your device to make sure it is not infected with malware. If you are at an office or shared network, you can ask the network administrator to run a scan across the network looking for misconfigured or infected devices. Cloudflare Ray ID: 6614fa223a4d0605 • Your IP : 116.202.236.252 • Performance & security by Cloudflare. Eleanor Rees. Passion's hostage On the eve of her wedding, Amber let herself be seduced by a man from her past, welcoming his wild lovemaking as she'd welcomed no other. Jake had betrayed her once. But this time she would not let the strength of his attracti. Pirate's Hostage. He had the home team advantage Christy had to play the game by his rules, and they were entirely different than anything she'd known before. What had Brand Sutcliffe said? Something tells me, Miss Maynard, that what you need is a crash course in l. Hunter's Harem. If and when I make love to you, the last thing it will be is “casual sex”. . . There’s nothing casual about the way I feel about you.’ Like a lion from nowhere, Luke Hunter had literally come crashing into her life. Soon, Folly found herse. The Seal Wife. Her reputation was on the line The domestic service agency that Cathy Aylward had proudly built single-handedly, had met its first failure--Adam Dale. He was an impossible man with impossible demands. But, tricked by his charming best friend, N. Love's Destiny. Her Romany instincts were fully aroused Sasha Dinwoodie, free lance journalist and TV presenter, was only half Gypsy, but they were her people. And she'd fight to protect them. When dynamic filmmaker Dirk Kendrick arrived to make a documentary on . 0373112858 - The Seal Wife Harlequin Presents, No 1285 by Eleanor Rees. The Seal Wife (Harlequin Presents, No 1285) Eleanor Rees. Published by Harlequin, 1990. Used - Softcover Condition: Fair. Condition: Fair. [ No Hassle 30 Day Returns ][ Ships Daily ] [ Underlining/Highlighting: NONE ] [ Writing: NONE ] [ Edition: First ] Publisher: Harlequin Pub Date: 6/1/1990 Binding: Mass Market Paperback Pages: 188 First edition. The Seal Wife (Harlequin Presents, No 1285) Eleanor Rees. Published by Harlequin, 1990. Used - Softcover Condition: Good. Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Good. Mass Market Paperback - Good - Corner clip to cover otherwise book is tight with light wear. The Seal Wife (Harlequin Presents, No 1285) Eleanor Rees. Published by Harlequin, 1990. Used - Softcover Condition: Good. Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Good. The seal wife Rees, Eleanor. Eleanor Rees. Published by Harlequin, 1990. New - Softcover Condition: New. Condition: New. Subject: Fiction; Fiction / General; Fiction / Mystery & Detective / General; Fiction / Romance / General,Author: Eleanor Rees,Format: Paperback,Publication Year: 1990,Publisher: Harlequin Books,ISBN: 9780373112852. Tell us what you're looking for and once a match is found, we'll inform you by e-mail. Can't remember the title or the author of a book? Our BookSleuth is specially designed for you. Shop With Us. Sell With Us. About Us. Find Help. Other AbeBooks Companies. Follow AbeBooks. By using the Web site, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by the Terms and Conditions. Depictions of Power: Representations of Queenly Authority on the Seal of Eleanor of Castile. In the Middle Ages seals were an important means of authenticating documents. They were often attached to charters recording grants of lands or rights. As such, seals were an important symbol of power and authority. The images depicted on seals reveal much about the identity and self- perception of the donor, often as a representation of how they wanted themselves and their authority to be shown. This seal from the collections of Canterbury Cathedral Archives is a beautiful, long oval shape cast in green wax, formerly attached with green and yellow silk threads to a charter granting land and privileges to Canterbury Cathedral Priory. It depicts a female figure, standing wearing a long, flowing, floor-length gown, a cloak across her shoulders and a three-pointed crown atop her head. In her right hand is a floriated sceptre and her left hand is held to her chest. The figure appears to be under an arch and stands atop a pedestal, with a lion passant (on all-fours) beneath her feet. In the background, there are two castles and two lions rampant, one of each on either side of the figure. Along the edge of the seal reads the Latin legend: ALIENORA DEI GRATIA REGINA ANGLIE. (Eleanor, by the grace of God, queen of England) From this combination of images and text we can identify the seal’s owner as being Eleanor of Castile, queen consort of Edward I (1272–1307). Therefore, the castles in the background represent the Kingdom of Castile, as Eleanor was the daughter of Ferdinand III of Castile. These sit alongside the lions rampant (upright on their hind legs), symbolising England. This use of iconography reveals much about how Eleanor perceived her collective family identity, with the castles of Castile alternating with the lions of England, demonstrating the fusion of Eleanor’s marital family, as Edward’s wife, but also her natal family, as a daughter of the king of Castile. Eleanor and Edward married in 1254 as part of a peace treaty between England and Castile. On her seal Eleanor depicts this union as well as her position as the conduit of peace. This was replicated on her tomb at Westminster Abbey, which was decorated with shields emblazoned with castles and lions, as well as the heraldry of the County of Ponthieu (which she inherited from her mother in 1279). The seal also reveals how Eleanor perceived her own power and agency, or at least how she wanted her authority to be represented. On her seal she is depicted as a crowned queen, reiterating her status. The floriated sceptre she holds in her right hand is rather unusual for a woman’s seal. Usually queens are depicted holding orbs, birds or flowers to emphasise their fertility and dynastic motherhood. This is the case in the seal of Eleanor of Aquitaine (Henry II’s queen), which contains all three of these aspects of iconography as a bird sits atop an orb in her left hand. In comparison, Eleanor of Castile is depicted wielding a rod of authority, emphasising the power she wished to exude. This is in contrast to the realities of her queenship, in which Edward permitted her very little political influence. In fact much of Eleanor’s reputation is shaped by her motherhood, giving birth to perhaps as many as 16 children, as well as her acquisition of lands and estates. At some point in its history the seal became detached from its corresponding charter. The two were only reunited in 2003. In the charter Eleanor granted to the prior and convent of Canterbury Cathedral Priory an acre of land in Westerham, with the advowson of the church and a further acre of land in West Cliffe, by Dover, with the advowson of the church. Together, this handsome and carefully constructed seal alongside its charter represent a key aspect of Eleanor’s queenly prerogative: her religious patronage. Eleanor de Clare. Eleanor de Clare, 9th Countess of Gloucester, 6th Lady Marcher of Glamorgan (3 October 1292-30 June 1337) was the daughter of Gilbert de Clare, 6th Earl of Hertford (1243-1295) by his wife Joan Plantagenet, Princess of England. She married Hugh Despenser, 1st Baron Despenser and had nine children by that marriage. She was a granddaughter of King Edward I of England. [1] With her sisters, Elizabeth de Clare and Margaret de Clare, she inherited her father's estates after the death of her brother, Gilbert de Clare, 7th Earl of Hereford at the Battle of Bannockburn in 1314. [1] She was born in 1292 at Caerphilly Castle in Glamorgan, Wales and was the eldest daughter of Gilbert de Clare, 6th Earl of Hertford and Joan Plantagenet, Princess of England. Contents. De Clare Inheritance. As a co-heiress with her sisters Elizabeth de Clare and Margaret de Clare, in 1314 she inherited the de Clare estates including the Feudal Earldom of Gloucester following the death of her brother, Gilbert de Clare, 7th Earl of Hertford at the Battle of Bannockburn. The partition was not fully settled until 1317. During this period the family seat of Caerphilly Castle was held by the king under the stewardship of Payn de Turberville of Coity Castle. In protest against Turberville's mistreatment, the Welsh nobleman Llywelyn Bren and his supporters launched a surprise attack on 28 January 1316, and besieged Caerphilly Castle, which successfully held out under the command of "The lady of Clare" (almost certainly Eleanor) and a small garrison until relieved by Sir William Montacute on 12 March 1316. [2] Marriage to Hugh Despenser, 1st Baron Despenser. In May 1306 at Westminster, Eleanor de Clare married Hugh Despenser, 1st Baron Despenser, the son of Hugh le Despenser, Earl of Winchester by his wife Isabella de Beauchamp. Hugh Despenser, 1st Baron Despenser thereby became the Lord Marcher of Glamorgan Jure Urxis through his wife and House de Clare's holdings. Her grandfather, King Edward I, granted Eleanor a dowry of 2,000 pounds sterling. Eleanor's husband rose to prominence as the new favourite of her uncle King Edward II of England. The king strongly favoured Hugh and Eleanor, visiting them often and granting them many gifts. Eleanor's fortunes changed drastically after the invasion of Isabella of France and Roger Mortimer, following which her husband Hugh le Despenser was executed. By Hugh Despenser, 1st Baron Despenser Eleanor de Clare had nine children: (1308–1349) Heir , (1309–1381). , (1310–1342), was a Knight of the Garter who was killed at the siege of Vannes. , (1311-1366). (1312– 1356); married Richard Fitz Alan, 10th Earl of Arundel , (1315–1351); she never married and became a nun at Sempringham Priory , (1317– 1384); she never married became a nun at Shaftesbury Abbey , (1319–1337); she never married and became a nun at Whatton Priory (1325- 1389); married Maurice de Berkeley, 4th Baron Berkeley. Imprisonment. In November 1326, Eleanor de Clare was confined to the Tower of London. [1] The Despenser family's fortunes also suffered with the executions of Eleanor's husband and father-in-law. Eleanor and Hugh's eldest son Hugh le Despencer, 2nd Baron le Despencer (1308–1349), who held Caerphilly Castle against the queen's forces until the spring of 1327, was spared his life when he surrendered the castle, but he remained a prisoner until July 1331, after which he was eventually restored to Royal Favour. Three of Eleanor de Clare's daughters were forcibly veiled as nuns against their will. Only the eldest daughter, Isabel, and the youngest daughter, Elizabeth, escaped the nunnery, Isabel because she was already married and Elizabeth on account of her infancy. In February 1328 Eleanor de Clare was freed from imprisonment. In April 1328, she was restored to possession of her Marcher Lordshipd and Earldom of Gloucester, for which she did homage until her death. [1] Marriage to William de la Zouche. In January 1329 Eleanor de Clare was abducted from Hanley Castle by William la Zouche, 1st Baron Zouche of Mortimer, who had been one of her first husband's captors and who had led the siege of Caerphilly Castle. The abduction may in fact have been an elopement; in any case, Eleanor de Clare's lands were seized again by King Edward III of England, and the couple's arrest was ordered. At the same time, Eleanor de Clare was accused of stealing jewels from the Tower of London. Sometime after February 1329, she was imprisoned a second time in the Tower, and was later moved to Devizes Castle. In January 1330 she was released and pardoned after agreeing to sign away the most valuable part of her share of the lucrative de Clare inheritance to the crown. She could recover her lands only on payment of the enormous sum of 50,000 pounds in a single day. Within the year, however, the young future King Edward III of England (Eleanor's first cousin) overthrew Queen Isabella's paramour, Roger Mortimer, 1st Earl of March, and had him executed. Eleanor de Clare was among those who benefited from the fall of Mortimer and Isabella. She petitioned King Edward III for the restoration of her lands, claiming that she had signed them away after being threatened by Roger Mortimer that she would never be freed if she did not. In 1331 King Edward III of England granted her petition "to ease the king's conscience" and allowed her to recover the lands on the condition that she should pay a fine of 10,000 pounds, later reduced to 5,000 pounds, in installments. Eleanor de Clare made part-payments of the fine, but the bulk of it was outstanding at her death in 1337. Eleanor's troubles were by no means over, however. After Eleanor's marriage to William la Zouche, 1st Baron Zouche of Mortimer, John de Grey, 1st Baron Grey de Rotherfield claimed that he had married her first. In 1333 Lord de Grey was still attempting to claim marriage to Eleanor de Clare and the case was appealed to the Pope several times. Ultimately, Lord la Zouche won the dispute and Eleanor de Clare remained with him until his death in February 1337, only a few months before Eleanor's own death. By William la Zouche, 1st Baron Zouche of Mortimer Eleanor de Clare two children: William de la Zouche, born 1330, died after 1360, a monk at Glastonbury Abbey. Joyce Zouche, born 1331, died after 4 May 1372, married John de Botetourt, 2nd Lord Botetourt. Tewkesbury Abbey Renovations. Eleanor de Clare began the renovations to Tewkesbury Abbey, a foundation of her ancestors, which transformed it into one of the finest examples of the decorated style of architecture surviving today. The famous fourteenth-century stained-glass windows in the choir, which include the armour- clad figures of Eleanor de Clare's ancestors, brother and two husbands, were most likely Eleanor's own contribution, although she probably did not live to see them put in place. The naked kneeling woman watching the Last Judgment in the choir's east window may represent Eleanor de Clare. Fictional portrayals. Eleanor is a supporting character in Les Rois maudits ( The Accursed Kings ), a series of French historical novels by Maurice Druon. She was portrayed by Florence Dunoyer in the 1972 French miniseries adaptation of the series, and by Angèle Humeau in the 2005 adaptation. Eleanor de Clare features in the 1975/1976 two-part novel, Feudal Family: The De Clares of Gloucester , by Edith Beadle Brouwer. She is the heroine of Susan Higginbotham's 2005 historical novel The Traitor's Wife: A Novel of the Reign of King Edward II of England .