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5 days ago · Louis had a tenuous dynastic claim to the English throne through his wife Blanche of Castile, the granddaughter of King Henry II of England. Seeing an opportunity to expand Capetian power across the Channel, Louis agreed to the barons‘ invitation and launched an invasion in May 1216.
1 day ago · Edward III (13 November 1312 – 21 June 1377), also known as Edward of Windsor before his accession, was King of England from January 1327 until his death in 1377. He is noted for his military success and for restoring royal authority after the disastrous and unorthodox reign of his father, Edward II. Edward III transformed the Kingdom of ...
May 20, 2024 · King John – King of England. Eleanor [a] – the Queen mother, widow of King Henry II. Prince Henry – his son, later King Henry III. Blanche of Castile – John's niece. Earl of Essex – an English nobleman.
2 days ago · January 28, 1547, London (aged 55) Title / Office: king (1509-1547), England. House / Dynasty: House of Tudor. Notable Family Members: spouse Catherine of Aragon. spouse Anne Boleyn. spouse Catherine Parr. spouse Jane Seymour. spouse Anne of Cleves. spouse Catherine Howard. father Henry VII. daughter Mary I. daughter Elizabeth I. son Edward VI.
5 days ago · An amusing story with reference to the royal vault is told by Mr. J. Timbs, in his work on "London and Westminster," quoted from Sinclair's "Invisible World." The substance of the narrative is that five or six gentlemen who had dined together at a tavern afterwards paid a visit to the royal vault.
3 days ago · This paper of course takes the reader beyond 1204 and the loss of Normandy to the French crown. Though Blanche has been characterised as ‘in herself the guarantee of peace’ (p. 131), she seems on the face of it to have lacked the interest in Normandy of some of her illustrious predecessors with interests in the duchy.
1 day ago · The Most Noble Order of the Garter was founded by Edward III of England in 1348. Dates shown are of nomination or installation; coloured rows indicate sovereigns, princes of Wales, medieval ladies, modern royal knights and ladies, and stranger knights and ladies, none of whom counts toward the 24-member limit.
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