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2 days ago · Margaret Howell’s study of Eleanor of Provence provides more than an insight into Eleanor’s family relationships, and her political concerns and preoccupations, vital though these are to an understanding of Eleanor’s role as a queen consort.
16 hours ago · Early years, 1239–1263 Childhood and marriage Early fourteenth-century manuscript initial showing Edward and his first wife Eleanor of Castile. The artist has perhaps tried to depict Edward's blepharoptosis (drooping eyelid), a trait he inherited from his father. Edward was born at the Palace of Westminster on the night of 17–18 June 1239, to King Henry III and Eleanor of Provence. Edward ...
2 days ago · More liberal than his brothers, Provence was no friend to reform before 1789. He left the country in June 1791, establishing a royalist center at Coblentz. He fomented conspiracies in and outside of France against the revolutionary government and slowly gathered a military force of émigrés.
3 days ago · Avignon is on the left bank of the Rhône river, a few kilometres above its confluence with the Durance, about 580 km (360 mi) south-east of Paris, 229 km (142 mi) south of Lyon and 85 km (53 mi) north-north-west of Marseille.
5 days ago · In the heart of the Arles region, visit Abbey of Montmajour, founded in 948 by Benedictine monks. Read the history of the monument.
4 days ago · Coverage includes letters and documents, document sources such as manuscripts and early printed editions, scholarly annotations, and links to biographies, dictionaries, encyclopedias, newspapers, and other online resources. Gallica is a digital library of French and francophone culture maintained by the Bibliothque nationale de France.
3 days ago · Aix-en-Provence im Süden Frankreichs hat ein ganz besonderes Flair und speziell für Kunst- und Kulturinteressierte viel zu bieten. Aber auch all diejenigen, die einfach nur ein wenig durch Boutiquen und Geschäfte flanieren möchten, kommen in der Universitätsstadt auf ihre Kosten. Inhaltsverzeichnis.
