On the 3rd of September 1189, King Richard I of England known as the Lionheart was crowned as King of England at Westminster Abbey. At the age of 32, he was still relatively young, vigorous, and ready to lead the Angevin empire to her new heights. Tall with reddish-blonde hair,...
Birth of Geoffrey Plantagenet, second son of Geoffrey V, Count of Anjou and Empress Matilda
Geoffrey Plantagenet, Count of Nantes, was born in Rouen on the 1st of June 1134. He was second of the three sons of Geoffrey V, Count of Anjou and Empress Matilda. Also known as Geoffrey of Anjou and Geoffrey FitzEmpress, he was Count of Nantes from 1156 to 1158. Geoffrey’s...
Death in Youth: Henry the Young King
Henry the Young King was born on the 28th of February 1155. At the time of his birth, he was the second son, so he was not expected to become king. However, his elder brother, William, passed away in 1156 at the age of three, making Henry the eldest son...