Update on my Kings and Queens altered book for my art friend

In case you missed the first three installments of this altered book, which should be read in order, you can find the first post here, the second one here, and the third one here.

I know I said I wasn't going to add any 3-D elements, but this small piece of fiber fell in my lap as I was getting ready to sew this picture of Eleanor of Provence to the page.  It doesn't take up much space, so I was glad I added it.  Seems all I've done is sew page after page of Kings and Queens, with no embellishments to speak of.

Here is the back of the tip-in, where Eleanor of Provence is shown to be King Henry III's wife and Consort.  I sprayed some of my shimmering mists on a page and added it as a backdrop to this colored picture of Eleanor of Provence.

King Edward I was attached to a paint chip sample.

The dates of when he reigned was attached to a second paint chip.

This is Eleanor of Castile, Edward's first wife.   When I went looking for further information after seeing two wives attributed to Edward I, I learned

the two were married when he was 15.  Unlike many Kings of that era, he truly loved Eleanor and it appears she loved him, too.  He was faithful to her through their entire marriage, and he took her death hard.  It took him nine years before he married again,

this time to Margaret of France, who he married as a matter of convenience.

When Edward I died, he was in the middle of a Scottish-English war.

I realize this book isn't going very fast, but I assure you, my craft and sewing room is frigid at the moment, so work on this project will need to wait until my hands can warm enough to cut, sew, and paste.

Thanks as always for your generous and continued support of this project.