Plantagenet Archive
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David Tee - AncientPages.com - The one family that has put more kings on the throne of England were not natural English citizens. The family descended from the Frankish
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Eleanor of Aquitaine was not just an ordinary woman of 12th century Europe. She was charismatic and well-educated. Her outstanding personality largely shaped
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AncientPages.com - On October 19, 1216, John, King of England, died of dysentery at Newark Castle in Newark-on-Trent in Nottinghamshire. He was the youngest son of Henrik II
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Probably the most famous medieval ruler of England - though not the best - was Richard Plantagenet, better known as Richard the Lionheart (“Coeur
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AncientPages.com - On February 18, 1478, George Plantagenet, Duke of Clarence, who conspired against his brother, Edward IV, during the Wars of the Roses, was convicted of treason and executed
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AncientPages.com - On December 19, 1154, Henry II (also known as Henry Curtmantle) was crowned King of England. Henry II was born in 1133 in France and was the
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