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The Duchy of Aquitaine (Occitan: Ducat d'Aquitània, IPA: [dyˈkad dakiˈtaɲɔ]; French: Duché d'Aquitaine, IPA: [dyʃe dakitɛn]) was a historical fiefdom in western, central, and southern areas of present-day France to the south of the river Loire, although its extent, as well as its name, fluctuated greatly over the centuries, at times comprising much of what is now southwestern France ...
King Henry III of France1551–1589. Born on September 19, 1551, the future King Henry III was the preferred son of Catherine de Médicis and King Henry II of France. By the age of eighteen he had gained a reputation as a military hero, defeating the Protestants in two key battles (Jarnac and Montcontour) of the Wars of Religion (1562–1598).
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Toneys, canon of York, and William Burbank, archdeacon of Carlisle, that on the 19th June 1522, at 12 o'clock noon, Henry VIII. and Charles V. attended mass in the chapel on the left side of the high altar: whereupon the Emperor delivered letters patent to Henry VIII. relative to a certain article touching the dower of the princess Mary, which ...
In the summer of 1544, Henry VIII invaded France with 36,000 soldiers – the largest army sent overseas by an English ruler until the reign of William III (1689-1702) – and captured the town of Boulogne and tens of thousands of acres of prime agricultural land in what was the greatest expansion of English territory on the continent since the Hundred Years War (1337-1453).
2 days ago · Why did Henry VIII leave the Catholic Church in the 1500s? He wanted to prevent the sale of indulgences. He married Anne Boleyn in defiance of the Pope. He drafted a list that criticized church practices. He translated the Bible into German and English.
3 days ago · 4. The Period of reform and rebellion, 1258-1267. 5. The Final years, 1267-1272. 1. The Reign of Henry III, 1216-1272. King Henry III ruled for fifty-six years between 16 October 1216 and 16 November 1272. His is the third longest reign in English history. During this period the social and political landscape of England was changed irrevocably.
The Assassination of Henry III of France. 'For sale, our tyrant King! Five shillings and you can string him up'. Mark Greengrass probes the motives behind and reaction to the murder of France's last Valois monarch. What a contrast between the way historians have treated the two great political assassinations of French history! That of the first ...
