Eleanor of Leicester [SEP] father
Eleanor of England, Countess of Leicester
Eleanor of England (also called Eleanor Plantagenet and Eleanor of Leicester) (1215 – 13 April 1275) was the youngest child of John, King of England and Isabella of Angoulême.
Early life.
At the time of Eleanor's birth at Gloucester, King John's London was in the hands of French forces, John had been forced to sign the Magna Carta and Queen Isabella was in shame. Eleanor never met her father, as he died at Newark Castle when she
father fails to tell him about his impending divorce. (first appeared in "Gentleman's Quarterly" in 1989)
- "Admirals" - 18 months after the divorce, Nathan and his brother travel with their father and his girlfriend from Ellicott City to Annapolis. (online text "The New Yorker", 6 Sep 1987 - subscription required)
- "The Halloween Party" - Nathan resolves to tell Eleanor Parnell, a friend of his mother, of his love for her at a Halloween party she is hosting