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5 days ago · Original Characters. Robert Dudley 1st Earl of Leicester. Alternate Universe of an Alternate Universe. Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence. Angst and Hurt/Comfort. Implied/Referenced Child Abuse. The tragedy of getting everything you thought you were supposed to want. well intentioned road to tragedy.
4 days ago · Henry II (5 March 1133 – 6 July 1189), also known as Henry Fitzempress and Henry Curtmantle, was King of England from 1154 until his death in 1189. During his reign he controlled England, substantial parts of Wales and Ireland, and much of France (including Normandy, Anjou, and Aquitaine), an area that altogether was later called the Angevin Empire, and also held power over Scotland and the ...
5 days ago · The first members of the convent were brought to England by the earl's wife Blanche, queen of Navarre, in all probability from France, since the rule prescribed for their observance by Pope Boniface VIII was that followed in the nunnery of the Humility of the Blessed Mary at Saint Cloud.
5 days ago · The Death of Henry II and Eleanor‘s Release. The death of Henry II in 1189 marked a turning point in Eleanor‘s life. With her eldest son, Richard, now king, Eleanor was finally released from her long imprisonment. At the age of 67, when most women of her time were expected to retire from public life, Eleanor emerged from captivity ...
1 day ago · Leicester City Football Club is a professional football club based in the city of Leicester, East Midlands, England. The club will compete in the 2024–25 Premier League , the top tier of English football , following promotion from the 2023–24 EFL Championship as champions.
5 days ago · In the following year Gilbert Marshal fourth Earl of Pembroke assigned the issues of Ringwood to his sister-in-law, the Countess Eleanor, in part payment of £400 due to her ; but in 1237 Simon de Steyland, who a year previously was receiving compensation for the loss of the manor, had a fresh grant, and in 1238 he was pardoned the rent of £10 ...
