Is there any record or description of Edward’s wife giving birth on the Crusade? It seems that would have been a difficult aspect to the trip. Was she pregnant before the journey began? Though it seems to be a given that Joan of Acre was born during the Crusade, no one ever mentions it whilst describing Edward’s challenges.
Good question. Not that I know of tbh - the main source seems to be Green, Lives of the Princess of England, but I don't know the original references for Joan's birth.
Is there any record or description of Edward’s wife giving birth on the Crusade? It seems that would have been a difficult aspect to the trip. Was she pregnant before the journey began? Though it seems to be a given that Joan of Acre was born during the Crusade, no one ever mentions it whilst describing Edward’s challenges.
Good question. Not that I know of tbh - the main source seems to be Green, Lives of the Princess of England, but I don't know the original references for Joan's birth.