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1 day ago · The story of Madeleine of Valois, the forgotten queen of Scots, is one of love, loss, and the capriciousness of fate. Though her reign was measured in months rather than years, her impact on Scottish history and culture was profound. She remains a poignant and compelling figure, a reminder of the fragility of life and the enduring power of the ...
3 days ago · For the first time ever, a consolidation of the varied number of cases in which successive popes became involved in the dissolution of royal marriages across medieval and at the beginning of early modern Europe can now be found in one place.
5 days ago · Charles died without male heirs, and so the kingship passed to a collateral line, the Valois. Bradbury has a wonderful sense of humour, especially when he uses primary source material to describe the colourful details of the deaths of the various kings and noblemen.
2 days ago · Johan Romin. June 16, 2023. Read full story. The next article will be about Philippa of England, married to the Swedish-Danish-Norwegian king Eric of Pomerania. Here is a list of the Swedish Queens: Helvig av Holstein (appr. 1260–1324), m. to Magnus Ladulås. Märta (appr. 1277–1341), m. to Birger Magnusson.
1 day ago · The history of Europe is traditionally divided into four time periods: prehistoric Europe (prior to about 800 BC), classical antiquity (800 BC to AD 500), the Middle Ages (AD 500–1500), and the modern era (since AD 1500).
5 days ago · For example, in a chapter on ‘biological kinship’, D’Avray takes his reader on a European tour, juxtaposing the marriages of Jaume II of Aragon and Isabella of Castile, Henry III of England and Jeanne of Ponthieu, and Charles IV of France and Blanche of Burgundy.
3 days ago · Charles and his first wife, Blanche Charles was married four times. His first wife was Blanche of Valois, (1316–48), daughter of Charles, Count of Valois, and a half-sister of Philip VI of France. They had three children: a son (b.1334), died young; Margaret of Bohemia; married Louis I of Hungary.
