The last years of the 12th century and the first years of the 13th century were very complex in England. Since 1189 Richard I, known as the Lionheart, ruled the country. But the famous monarch only spent six months of the ten years of his reign on English soil, most of them to raise funds to finance
Who has not enjoyed the stories of the mythical King Arthur and his noble knights? The sword Excalibur in the stone that only the king of England could remove, the magic of Merlin, the Round Table of the castle of Camelot where Arthur and his knights narrated their exploits saving maidens or fightin
Entry taken from the book The Plantagenets In 1326 Edward II reigned in England, son of the famous Longshanks, Edward I, the king who defeated William Wallace and had the legend Hammer of the Scots engraved on his tomb . Edward IIs reign had gone from disaster to disaster. In France and Scotland mil
Entry taken from the book The Plantagenets Everyone knows the story of Robin Hood, the English archer who, with a group of faithful, took refuge in the forests of Sherwood to fight against the tyranny of the Norman prince Juan sin Tierra and the evil sheriff of Nottingham, who take advantage of the
Entry taken from the book The Plantagenets Although in general the comments I receive on the blog and on the page are positive and when they raise discrepancies about what I write they do so with respect and healthy criticism ( which I always appreciate) sometimes I find some opinion that is limited
Entry taken from the book The Plantagenets Arthur of Brittanys name may not be familiar to most blog readers. However, surely the figures of his grandparents Eleanor of Aquitaine and Henry II of England and his uncles Richard Lionheart are much better known. and Juan without Land . Precisely the l
Entry taken from the book The Plantagenets John II, known by the nickname of The Good, he came to the French throne in 1350. It was not a good time to assume the responsibilities of office in his country. The Black Death was in full swing after starting to rage just a few years earlier. France was i
On the occasion of the 950th anniversary of the Battle of Hastings, I return to the decisive events that culminated in the Norman conquest of England after that battle, which I discussed in the entries dedicated to the year 1066, Emma of Normandy, the coronation of William the Conqueror, Edgar Aethe
Back in the day we dedicated a blog entry to explaining the origin of the title of Prince of Wales to designate the heir to the English crown. In it we tell that after conquering Wales, the King of England created this title to make it clear that no Welshman would ever hold it again and granted it t
Entry taken from the book The Plantagenets With some frequency, news related to archaeological excavations that believe they have located, after arduous investigations and in sometimes unsuspected places, the mortal remains of some character of great importance, are the subject of attention in the p
In some of the blog posts related to the reaction that English Catholics had to the birth of the Anglican church and the break with Rome, we left open the question of whether the Anglican schism was something that was born overnight and by Henry VIIIs whim of divorcing Catherine of Aragon and marryi
In the blog entry dedicated to the most important Saxon king, Alfred the Great We recount that at the end of the 9th century England was about to fall completely under Danish rule and that from his refuge in the marshes of Wessex Alfred began to recover little by little the lands of the Saxon kingdo
Entry taken from the book The Plantagenets In todays blog post, there are many characters that I have already talked about in other articles, so there will be plenty of links to the posts that I dedicated to them. England, year 1399; The country is governed by King Richard II, who inherited the cr
Entry taken from the book The Plantagenets When we hear the name of Richard the Lionheart, the chivalrous figure of the great warrior and famous king of England who fought in the Third Crusade against Saladin and who played a leading role in the adventures of legendary characters such as Robin im
Entry taken from the book The Plantagenets We had concluded the first entry dedicated to Richard the Lionheart in September 1192, with the signing of a three-year truce with Saladin and the English monarchs decision to return to Europe. The return journey was not without its dangers; If by sea w
Entry taken from the book The Plantagenets In a previous blog entry we had talked about the crossroads that the year 1066 marked in English history. The fate of the country was decided in a few days in three battles:Fulford, where the Norwegians under King Harald Hardradda (supported by Tostig, brot
As is recounted in detail in the blog entry dedicated to the Saxons and the Danes, at the end of the 8th century and for much of the 9th century, England was attacked by Vikings from Denmark and Norway. What started as quick raids for the purpose of robbery and pillage gradually turned into a full-b
Entry taken from the book The Plantagenet. That a king of England should be crowned in Dublin and not in London is strange; that it was when there was already a monarch of England crowned and reigning in London is even more so. However, as strange as it may seem, this event took place in Ireland
Entry taken from the book The Plantagenets What do Saladin, Thomas Becket, Henry Tudor, Joan of Arc, and William Wallace have in common? That all of them faced in one way or another the monarchs of the Plantagenet dynasty, which occupied the English throne for more than three hundred years (from 115
Ruins of the original Sudeley Castle building (photo:authors archives) When, after crossing the beautiful village of Winchombe and walking five hundred meters along a beautiful path in the English countryside, you arrive at Sudeley Castle, you cannot imagine the unfortunate fate that the successive
Entry taken from the book From Covadonga to Tamarón . On December 20, 910, one of the most important kings of the medieval peninsular kingdoms died:Alfonso III the Great. His rise to the throne was not easy. When the King of Asturias Ordoño I died, his eldest son, Alfonso, was eighteen years old a
Who finally was the captain of the Japanese cargo ship Tokei Maru, the ship that at the time of the destruction of Smyrna happened to be in the port of the city and become a lifeline for 825 people, Greeks and Armenians of any age. There are many who are looking to find evidence of the identity o
What the hell is Antoninus Pius? How many people can answer such a question? Many people know the name Antoninus Pius because it appears in world history textbooks and often appears in tests, but most people dont know what they did. I think. Actually I didnt even know. This time is the story
Alexios I Komnenos was a great emperor. He took the helm of the Byzantine Empire in very bad times but he managed, taking advantage of every method and opportunity, to resurrect it, literally. The main opponents were the Normans and the other Latins and the Seljuk Turks who dominated a large part of