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3 days ago · May 25, 2024. Nestled in the rugged landscape of east-central Wales, the early medieval kingdom of Powys played a significant role in shaping the history of Britain. From its origins in the aftermath of Roman rule to its struggles against English and Norman encroachment, Powys‘s story is one of resilience, adaptation, and cultural identity.
4 days ago · The Duke of Westminster ’s wedding to Olivia Henson will no doubt be the society wedding of the year on 7 June. The couple will marry at Chester Cathedral surrounded by their nearest and dearest ...
4 days ago · Princess of Wales and of Aquitaine: Blanche of Lancaster c. 1347 –1368 Duchess of Lancaster: John of Gaunt 1340–1399 Duke of Lancaster: Constance of Castile 1354–1394 Duchess of Lancaster: Katherine Swynford Duchess of Lancaster 1350–1403: Edmund of Langley 1341–1402 1st Duke of York: Isabella of Castile Duchess of York c. 1355 ...
5 days ago · He enjoyed an uneasy diplomatic relationship with King Henry II of England and was a cousin of the marcher cleric and writer Gerald of Wales. 7 Though a number of poems written for Rhys in Welsh have survived as part of the professional bardic tradition of praise poetry in Wales, none of them is an elegy. 8 The only extant elegies written for ...
3 days ago · This list contains all European emperors, kings and regent princes and their consorts as well as well-known crown princes since the Middle Ages, whereas the lists are starting with either the beginning of the monarchy or with a change of the dynasty (e.g. England with the Norman king William the Conqueror, Spain with the unification of Castile and Aragon, Sweden with the Vasa dynasty, etc.).
4 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 earliest parts of Schwerin Castle date from 1471. But the castle in its present, spectacular form was renovated extensively by Grand Duke Frederich Franz II in the mid 1800’s. Frederich Franz II was Grand Duke from 1842 to 1883 and he wanted to live in a grand style. For that reason, Schwerin Castle is suitably ornate.
