Research Questions

Ever since I thought of this research project I wanted to answer the following questions:

1. How did the ideals of fatherhood influence Edward III's kingship?
2. How did being a father influence Edward's kingship?
3. How did being the king influence Edward's style of fatherhood?

At the moment I think that fitting these three into my project, but I currently don't know what the sources will give me on these topics. I suspect I might find a dearth of material on some of what I want to talk about. Other than that it should be alright.

There are a couple of questions I would like to make space for:

• To what extent did royal fatherhood reflect that of the aristocracy and society at large?
• How did the experience of Edward II's fatherhood influence Edward III and his own fatherhood? 

We shall see if I manage to get round to these! These are less related to my central concern but I think at least mentioning them will have value. It depends on how much space I have left I suppose.