Born c.1003Reigned 1042 – 1066Died 1066 Edward the Confessor was one of the most important kings in English history. He was crowned king in 1042, and he is best known for his piousness and his building of Westminster Abbey. Edward’s mother was a Norman, and his father the Englishman Aethelred the Unready. His father was […]
Medieval Castle Dungeons: The Dark Secrets of Castles
Castles were not just beautiful structures that served as the homes of kings and queens. They also had dark, secret dungeons where prisoners were held captive and tortured. These dungeons were often located deep underground and were filled with rats, spiders, and other creepy creatures. In this article, we will take a closer look at […]
The Princes in the Tower
Edward V, age 12, and Richard of Shrewsbury, Duke of York, were sent to the Tower of London under orders of their uncle, King Richard III. Their disappearance has been shrouded in mystery for centuries – was it murder? Or did they die from natural causes? In June 1483, Parliament declared the two princes illegitimate […]
Eleanor of Castile
When his wife, Eleanor of Castile, died Edward I spoke of her as the woman, “whom living we dearly cherished, and whom dead we cannot cease to love”. Edward commissioned 12 large and elaborate stone crosses to stand in each of the places at which her funeral procession rested overnight, on the journey from Lincoln […]
John I
Like William I, King John is one of the more questionable rulers of Medieval England. King John I of England is a figure who is often overlooked in the history of his country. He was the brother of Richard the Lionheart, and took the throne after Richard’s death. During his reign, King John signed the […]
Richard 3rd Duke of York (1411 – 1460)
Duke of York (Richard, 3rd duke of York) 1411 – 1460 b. Sept. 21, 1411 d. 30 Dec, 1460, near Wakefield, Yorkshire, Eng. Claimant to the English throne whose attempts to gain power helped precipitate the Wars of the Roses (1455-87) between the houses of Lancaster and York; he controlled the government for brief periods […]
Richard III
Richard, Duke of Gloucester later Richard III was born in 1452 and was the twelfth child of Richard, Duke of York, and Cecily Neville. As a young child he was exiled to Burgundy due to the shifting balance of power in the War of the Roses .He was created third Duke of Gloucester and lord […]
Plantagenet Queens
Eleanor of Aquitaine queen to Henry II married 1152 Berengaria of Navarre queen to Richard I married 1191 Hawisa/Isabella of Gloucester queen to John I Isabella of Angouleme queen to John I married 1200 Eleanor of Provence queen to Henry III married 1236 Eleanora of Castile queen to Edward I married 1254 Marguerite of France […]
Edward IV
son of Richard, 3rd duke of York, and Lady Cicely Neville born on 28 April 1442 at Rouen, France crowned king of England on 28 June 1461 married to Elizabeth Woodville on 1 May 1464 died on 9 April 1483 Edward IV was the first Yorkist king, and, after Henry V, the most successful 15th […]
Henry VI
Henry VI was the only child of the famous warrior-king, Henry V. His father’s military victories in France, and marriage to the French king’s daughter Catherine of Valois, made Henry the legal heir to the French throne as well as the English. He became king of England before his first birthday and, for a brief […]
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