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Richard of Chilham, King John's Illegitimate Son - History... the interesting bits!
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The Second Battle of Alnwick - 1174 - northeastlore
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| | In my last blog we looked at the First Battle of Alnwick in 1093 (https://northeastlore.com/2021/01/02/the-battle-of-alnwick-1093-rebellion-of-1095/). It was more of a skirmish than a battle, but it did result in the death of the King of Scotland, Malcolm III and his eldest son and heir Edward. In this blog we consider the Second Battle of Alnwick....
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Empress Matilda, Lady of the English | Historically Woman
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| | In 1141, Matilda, daughter of Henry I, sat down to a victory banquet in Westminster, certain of her imminent coronation as Queen Matilda of England. Yet it was a coronation that would never come to pass - so how was England's potential first queen regnant foiled?
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The Writing Desk: Special Guest Post By Sharon Bennett Connolly, Author of Ladies of Magna Carta: Women of Influence in Thirteenth Century England
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| | New from Amazon UK and Amazon US Ladies of Magna Carta focuses on the roles played by the women of the great families whose infl...
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Eleanor, daughter of a king, Countess of Pembroke - History... the interesting bits!
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| King John with his children Henry, Richard, Joan, Isabella and Eleanor There was one daughter of King John for whom the legacy of Magna Carta and the struggle for political reform held particular significance. The life of Eleanor of England, and her husband Simon de Montfort, stands as the epilogue of the Magna Carta story....