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3 days ago · The term Angevin Empire ( / ˈændʒɪvɪn /; French: Empire Plantagenêt) describes the possessions held by the House of Plantagenet during the 12th and 13th centuries, when they ruled over an area covering roughly all of present-day England, half of France, and parts of Ireland and Wales, and had further influence over much of the remaining British ...
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Chinon (French pronunciation: ⓘ) is a commune in the...
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A medieval example of a composite monarchy was the Angevin...
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1 day ago · Geoffrey, Archbishop of York. William, Earl of Salisbury. House. Plantagenet - Angevin [nb 1] Father. Geoffrey Plantagenet, Count of Anjou. Mother. Empress Matilda. Henry II (5 March 1133 – 6 July 1189), also known as Henry Fitzempress and Henry Curtmantle, [2] was King of England from 1154 until his death in 1189.
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2 days ago · Richard I (8 September 1157 – 6 April 1199), known as Richard Cœur de Lion ( Norman French: Quor de Lion) [1] [2] or Richard the Lionheart because of his reputation as a great military leader and warrior, [3] [4] [5] was King of England from 1189 until his death in 1199. He also ruled as Duke of Normandy, Aquitaine, and Gascony; Lord of ...
3 days ago · May 25, 2024. The House of Godwin was the most powerful noble family in England during the tumultuous 11th century. In just fifty years, they rose from relative obscurity to command unrivaled influence, only to see it all come crashing down in 1066. As a historian specializing in this pivotal period of English history, I have long been ...
5 days ago · By this time, the Angevin castle had been abandoned, as Monte Epomeo, a volcano on Ischia, had erupted in 1301, and the islet’s inhabitants left their ruined homes for Ischia. It was Alfonso who decided to rebuild the Angevin castle, strengthening its fortifications, so that the inhabitants of the islet could find protection there against ...
2 days ago · If the king of England should wish to pay the money in silver, the silver shall be reckoned at a marc of good sterling (bonorum sterling’), namely 13 shillings and 4 pence, for 54 shillings of Anjou and if the Angevin money (moneta) should be debased (pejoraretur) the king shall [still] be bound to pay, for 54 shillings of Anjou a marc of ...
3 days ago · House of Windsor, the royal house of the United Kingdom, which succeeded the house of Hanover on the death of its last monarch, Queen Victoria, on January 22, 1901. The dynasty includes Edward VII (reigned 1901–10), George V (1910–36), Edward VIII (1936), George VI (1936–52), Elizabeth II (1952–2022), and Charles (from 2022).
