Fontevraud Abbey was founded between 1110 and 1119 and was located in what was then the Angevin Empire. As a monastery, it was home to royal and noble ladies and it became the burial place of Eleanor of Aquitaine, her husband Henry II and their son Richard the Lionheart and the wife of their son [read more]
The Fortresse Royale de Chinon became the property of the Counts of Anjou in the 11th century and ended up in the hands of King Henry II of England, son of Geoffrey, Count of Anjou. It was captured by the French in the early 13th century and was used as a prison in the second [read more]
This article was written by Marie. Neither of Isabella of Angoulême’s marriages did her reputation any favours. John, her first husband, is still viewed as one of the worst kings in English history and some of the notoriety rubbed off on his young wife. Out of his shadow, she chose her second husband herself. That independence of mind probably [read more]
This article was written by Marie. Joan is the bride whose mother took off with the groom. In this case, the frisky mother was Isabelle of Angoulême: a widowed queen on the look-out for a new husband. But as Joan was only ten at the time, it can’t have been too much of a snub. She probably wasn’t that close [read more]
This article was written by Carol. Eleanor was the youngest daughter of King John of England and Isabella of Angouleme. She was born in 1215. She inherited her mother’s beauty and a feisty temperament. In 1224 she was married to the son of William Marshall (also called William), who was regent for her brother Henry [read more]
Funeral cortege of Elizabeth I of England Ælfgifu of Shaftesbury – Shaftesbury Abbey (Shaftesbury, UK) Ruins Ælfgifu – Winchester Cathedral (Winchester, UK) Elfrida – Wherwell Abbey (Wherwell, UK) Demolished Ælfgifu of York – Unknown Ealdgyth (wife of Edmund Ironside) – Unknown Emma of Normandy – First in Old Minster Cathedral (Winchester,UK). Bones now in Winchester Cathedral (Winchester, UK) [read more]
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