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5 days ago · Helena had already been married to Lazar Branković, the Despot of Serbia, but the three younger children, and Thomas's wife Catherine Zaccaria, and a retinue of other refugees, accompanied him as he escaped to the Venetian-held island of Corfu.
1 day ago · She became duchess upon her father's death in April 1137, and three months later she married Louis, son of her guardian King Louis VI of France. Shortly afterwards, Louis VI died and Eleanor's husband ascended the throne, making Eleanor queen consort. The couple had two daughters, Marie and Alix.
- 9 April 1137 – 1 April 1204
- Aénor de Châtellerault
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1 day ago · By the end of Arthurian prose cycles (including the seminal Le Morte d'Arthur), the Round Table splits up into groups of warring factions following the revelation of Lancelot's adultery with King Arthur's wife, Queen Guinevere. In the same tradition, Guinevere is featured with her own personal order of young knights, known as the Queen's Knights.
4 days ago · Hephaestus and Aphrodite. Mars and Venus Surprised by Vulcan by Alexandre Charles Guillemot (1827) Though married to Hephaestus, Aphrodite had an affair with Ares, the god of war. Eventually, Hephaestus discovered Aphrodite's affair through Helios, the all-seeing Sun, and planned a trap during one of their trysts.
1 day ago · Born on Milk Street in the City of London, on 7 February 1478, Thomas More was the son of Sir John More, [11] a successful lawyer and later a judge, [3] [12] and his wife Agnes ( née Graunger). He was the second of six children.
3 days ago · The Tudors is a historical drama television series that portrays the life of King Henry VIII of England and his court. It ran for four seasons from 2007 to 2010. The show features an ensemble cast that brought these characters to life. Here is a list of the main cast members who played significant roles in The Tudors.
3 days ago · Thomas Cromwell. / 51.508611; -0.076944. Thomas Cromwell ( / ˈkrɒmwəl, - wɛl /; [1] [a] c. 1485 – 28 July 1540), briefly Earl of Essex, was an English statesman and lawyer who served as chief minister to King Henry VIII from 1534 to 1540, when he was beheaded on orders of the king, who later blamed false charges for the execution ...
