She was a backslider, the inventor of soprano singing, the originator of priestly celibacy, and the first to whom the unbloody mass was offered. This is not factual history—it is more in the category of tabloid sensationalism. The claim made in Hislop’s subtitle—The Papal Worship Proved...
William de Montagu and the Knights of the Garter.William de Montagu helped Edward III throw off the tutelage of his mother Queen Isabella and her lover Roger Mortimer. For this he was richly rewarded by the King, made the Earl of Salisbury and appointed Earl Marshal of England for life. Wi...