Richard the Lionheart despised Philip of Dreux, cousin of Philip Augustus and Bishop of Beauvais, a man who had earned his enmity. This is Richard's actual response to a papal legate ordering him to release the Bishop after he'd been captured in battle by Mercardier and held in confinement in 1197.
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Richard the Lionheart despised Philip of Dreux, cousin of Philip Augustus and Bishop of Beauvais, a man who had earned his enmity. This is Richard's actual response to a papal legate ordering him to release the Bishop after he'd been captured in battle by Mercardier and held in confinement in 1197.
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A song by a Norse poet, Thurkill Skallason, about Earl Waltheof of Northumbria, the last English earl to be executed for over two centuries, in 1076 by William the Conqueror following 'the Revolt of the Earls'
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The English Chronicle describes the reign and character of William the Conqueror
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On this day in 1191, Richard I marries Berengaria of Navarre in St. George's Chapel, Limassol Castle, Cyprus; and Berengaria is crowned Queen
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On this day in 1191, Richard I marries Berengaria of Navarre in St. George's Chapel, Limassol Castle, Cyprus; and Berengaria is crowned Queen
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On this day, 1194, King Richard the Lionheart crosses the Channel and lands in Normandy to pursue his rival King Philip Augustus of France. The Normans rejoice and sing with jubilation, "God is coming in all his might! Now the King of France will be driven out!"
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Peers of England: the Earls of King Richard the First
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The Seven Scottish Kings James of the Bonnie House of Stuart
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English monarchs by who was the reigning monarch when they were born
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Today we remember Mother Julian of the city of Norwich, England. This 14th century mystic received several visions of Jesus which she wrote down in her book 'Revelations of Divine Love'
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On this day in 2023, the coronation of King Charles III
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Today (6th May) is the Commemoration of St. John the Apostle before the Latin Gate
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'Human wormhole' effect in relation to monarchs and their eras?
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Birthplaces of the English Royal Consorts (pre-Act of Union)
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Richard I and Wales / the Welsh Marches
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The Lion and the Unicorn: some of England's most iconic warrior kings and their Scottish rivals. These are the English kings who posed the biggest challenge to their northern neighbours.
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The Lion and the Rooster: some of England's most famous warrior kings and their French rivals. Whose rivalry was the most iconic?
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On this day in 1194, Richard I gave the town of Portsmouth its first royal charter, establishing it as a borough and giving it the right to hold fairs and markets, as well as tax-exemption; and founded it as a royal naval base complete with shipyard and docks, plus castle and church
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1st May -- Feast of Saint Philip and Saint James, Apostles
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For the Saladin Tithe of 1188, Henry II managed to raise over £100,000 (around five times his average revenue), which was the largest sum ever raised by a single tax until that point in English history
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Happy Month of Our Lady Blessed Mary! Happy May Day!
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From 1194-1199 an almost continuous war raged in France between the kings called the Lionheart and the Augustus, ending only with the death of the former. What were the causes and effects of this bitter feud? (Historians Ralph V. Turner and Richard R. Heiser)
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Medieval historian Marc Morris: "Since Richard I was born in England and raised there as a child, it seems likely that - contrary to popular opinion - he spoke some English."
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