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  1. 3 days ago · Magna Carta, charter of English liberties granted by King John on June 15, 1215, under threat of civil war and reissued, with alterations, in 1216, 1217, and 1225.

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  2. 4 days ago · John (24 December 1166 – 19 October 1216) was the king of England from 1199 until his death in 1216. He lost the Duchy of Normandy and most of his other French lands to King Philip II of France, resulting in the collapse of the Angevin Empire and contributing to the subsequent growth in power of the French Capetian dynasty during the 13th century.

  3. 1 day ago · Life France, Aquitaine and Poitiers in 1154 with the expansion of the Plantagenet lands. Eleanor's life can be considered as consisting of five distinct phases. Her early life extending to adolescence (1124–1137), marriage to Louis VII and Queen of France (1137–1152), marriage to Henry II and Queen of England (1152–1173), imprisonment to Henry's death (1173–1189) and as a widow till ...

  4. Apr 27, 2024 · King John II of France gave the duchy to his youngest son, Philip the Bold, rather than leaving it for his successor on the French throne. The Duchy and the County of Burgundy soon became united, creating the “Two Burgundies.” Why is Burgundy wine so special?

  5. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Louis_XVILouis XVI - Wikipedia

    4 days ago · Louis XVI (Louis Auguste; French: [lwi sɛːz]; 23 August 1754 – 21 January 1793) was the last king of France before the fall of the monarchy during the French Revolution . The son of Louis, Dauphin of France (1729–1765) (son and heir-apparent of King Louis XV ), and Maria Josepha of Saxony, Louis became the new Dauphin when his father died ...

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  7. 6 days ago · One year later, he became a commander and captured King John II of France at the Battle of Poitiers in 1356. He returned the king for 3 million crowns and was granted English territory, in what is ...

  8. Apr 23, 2024 · After King John's death in October 1216 and the accession of Joan's 9 year old half-brother Henry III, the chroniclers didn't speak about Joan for around 4 years. She reappears in 1220 when she and her son Dafydd were taken into the care of the English crown when Llewellyn was due to name Dafydd as his heir, with Henry III and the pope's agreement.

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