1135. This started the terrible civil war between Stephen and Henry I’s daughter Matilda known asThe Anarchy. England did not see peace for eighteen years until Matilda’s son acceded to
Twitter Google Share on Facebook Thesaurus Wikipedia ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend: Switch tonew thesaurus Noun1.King of England- the sovereign ruler of England King of Great Britain king,male monarch,Rex- a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom ...
Known for trying to shoot her fatherKing Henry I of Englandwith a crossbow after he allowed her two young daughters to be blinded, Juliane of Fontevrault (also called Juliane FitzRoy) was born circa 1090 at theOld Palace of Westminsterin London, England. Her mother was probably Ansfride ...
1. ruler, monarch, sovereign, crowned head, leader, lord, prince, Crown, emperor, majesty, head of state, consort, His Majesty, overlord In 1154, Henry II became king of England. 2. (Informal) celebrity, star, big name, leading man or lady, lead, name, draw, idol, luminary, main ...
1.a city in E England, administrative centre of Cambridgeshire, on the River Cam: centred around the university, founded in the 12th century: electronics, biotechnology. Pop.: 117 717 (2001) 2.short forCambridgeshire 3.a city in the US, in E Massachusetts: educational centre, with Harvard ...
The Life and Death of King John, a history play by William Shakespeare, dramatises the reign of John, King of England (ruled 1199–1216), son of Henry II of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine and father of Henry III of England. It is believed to have been written in the mid-1590s bu...
Wikipedia Public Domain 1644: Queen Consort Isabella's Final Miscarriage Isabella suffered each tragedy in agonising silence. Her not-so-doting husband was occupied elsewhere. Felipe wondered if he was cursed or being punished by God for his philandering; he probably took Henry VIII of England a...
Flickr, Northrop, Henry Davenport 55. He Found A New Mistress Between the loss of his son and the royal baccarat scandal, Edward seemingly put his womanizing aside for a time—but no amount of tragedy could get Edward to keep it in his pants for long. A few years later, he met Alice...
In 1538, François I of France had the French bathhouses closed. In 1546, Henry VIII of England officially banned all public baths in Southwark. In 1566, the States-General of Orléans closed the French bawdy houses, which included any operating bathhouses. ...