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4 giorni fa · Aids raised from the English towns during Henry II's reign suggest that Gloucester may then have ranked about ninth in order of prosperity, well behind such great regional centres as York and Norwich but among the leading county towns, on a par with such places as Oxford and Winchester.
4 giorni fa · Henry II, who presumably was well disposed towards Gloucester as a result of the part it had played in the struggle against Stephen, granted the town its first charter of liberties and allowed the burgesses to farm the royal revenues for a period of 10 years.
1 giorno fa · Riccardo, duca di Gloucester e fratello del re, usa l'omicidio e gli intrighi per raggiungere il trono reale inglese. Richard racconta candidamente al pubblico i suoi piani senza scrupoli e il motivo per cui ha deciso di essere un cattivo. La storia dell'ascesa e della caduta del re Riccardo III ...
3 giorni fa · Henry I ( c. 1068 – 1 December 1135), also known as Henry Beauclerc, was King of England from 1100 to his death in 1135. He was the fourth son of William the Conqueror and was educated in Latin and the liberal arts. On William's death in 1087, Henry's elder brothers Robert Curthose and William Rufus inherited Normandy and England ...
2 giorni fa · Henry II (5 March 1133 – 6 July 1189), also known as Henry Fitzempress and Henry Curtmantle, was King of England from 1154 until his death in 1189. During his reign he controlled England, substantial parts of Wales and Ireland, and much of France (including Normandy, Anjou, and Aquitaine), an area that altogether was later called the Angevin Empire, and also held power over Scotland and the ...
3 giorni fa · RELIGIOUS HOUSES HOUSES OF BENEDICTINE MONKS 1. THE ABBEY OF ST. PETER AT GLOUCESTER. In or about 681, with the consent of Ethelred, king of Mercia, Osric, under-king of the Hwiccas, founded a monastery at Gloucester in honour of St. Peter and St. Paul. It is possible that a monastery for men was attached to it as to many other monasteries for women which were founded before the eighth century.
1 giorno fa · Eleanor of Castile. Edward II (25 April 1284 – 21 September 1327), also known as Edward of Caernarfon or Caernarvon, was King of England from 1307 until he was deposed in January 1327. The fourth son of Edward I, Edward became the heir to the throne following the death of his older brother Alphonso. Beginning in 1300, Edward accompanied his ...
