Joan, Lady of Wales by Danna R. Messer

Author:Danna R. Messer
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Women
Publisher: Pen & Sword Books
Published: 2020-09-29T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nine

The Legitimate Diplomat

If 1222 was witness to political achievements and familial festivities, the year 1223 was the anthesis. It was a big year that experienced another royal invasion of Wales and Joan’s subsequent involvement in quelling overall hostilities. In early 1223 for an unknown reason, Llywelyn antagonised England by carrying out an offensive on the Shropshire border, which included an attack on Kinnersley castle near Knockin and Fulk FitzWarin’s caput of Whittington castle.1 After having been allies for some time in the early thirteenth century, the relationship between Llywelyn and Fulk by this time was contentious, Fulk having abandoned Llywelyn for England after John died.

Fulk tells us that it was Joan who reconciled the two men:

And from there Fulk and his companions went on their way towards Rhuddlan to have speech with Sir Lewis, the Prince, who had wedded Joan, the daughter of King Henry [sic], and sister to King John [sic], for the Prince and Sir Fulk and his brothers were nurtured together at the Court of King Henry. And greatly did the Prince rejoice at the coming of Sir Fulk, and he asked of him what accord there was betwixt the King and him. ‘None, Sire,’ said Fulk, ‘for by naught can I be reconciled, and by reason of this, Sire, I am come to you and my good lady, to have your goodwill.’ ‘Certes,’ said the Prince, ‘my goodwill do I grant and give unto you, and from me shall you have good welcome. The King of England knows not how to have good understanding with you, or with me, or any other.’ And Fulk made answer, ‘Much do I give you thanks, Sire, for much trust have I in you and in your great loyalty. And since you have granted me to your goodwill, one thing else will I tell you. Of a truth, Sire, Moris Fitz-Roger And when the Prince learned that Moris was dead, he was much an angered, and he said that if he had not given unto him his goodwill, him would have had drawn and hanged, for that Moris was his cousin. Then came the good lady [Joan], and she made the Prince and Sir Fulk to be reconciled, so that they embraced each other, and all anger was put aside.2

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