http://villageidiotsguideto.com/history/ 2026-06-10T12:49:18+00:00 http://villageidiotsguideto.com/history/ http://villageidiotsguideto.com/history/lib/exe/fetch.php?media=favicon.ico text/html 2017-12-25T00:23:03+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://villageidiotsguideto.com/history/doku.php?id=wars_of_the_roses_background&rev=1514161383&do=diff England >> Plantagenet Wars of the Roses: Background The Wars of the Roses were a series of battles fought between the supporters of the House of Lancaster (Lancastrians - red rose) and the supporters of the House of York (Yorkists - white rose). Both houses were direct descendants of king text/html 2017-12-23T17:12:35+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://villageidiotsguideto.com/history/doku.php?id=act_of_accord_1460&rev=1514049155&do=diff England >> Plantagenet Act of Accord 1460 From: “An English Chronicle of the Reigns of Richard II., Henry IV., Henry V., and Henry VI.” Ed. the Rev. John Silvester Davies, M.A., pub. 1856, ps.99-106 Available online here at archive.org Folio 207b The xxxix. yere of kyng Harry text/html 2017-12-22T01:43:45+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://villageidiotsguideto.com/history/doku.php?id=chronology_wars_of_the_roses&rev=1513907025&do=diff England >> Plantagenet Wars of the Roses: Background The Wars of the Roses were a series of battles fought between the supporters of the House of Lancaster (Lancastrians - red rose) and the supporters of the House of York (Yorkists - white rose). Both houses were direct descendents of king text/html 2017-12-26T14:36:56+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://villageidiotsguideto.com/history/doku.php?id=wars_of_the_roses_chronology&rev=1514299016&do=diff England >> Plantagenet Chronology of the Wars of the Roses See here for what is probably the best graphical representation of the relationship between players in the wars. 1450 May-July Jack Cade's Revolt. 1450 August Return of Richard Duke of York from Ireland. 1451 spring text/html 2020-06-28T10:03:13+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://villageidiotsguideto.com/history/doku.php?id=plantagenet_england&rev=1593338593&do=diff Medieval England Late Middle Ages Plantagenet England 1214*-1485 Henry III 1216-1272 -- First Barons' War 1215-1217 -- Charter of the Forest 1225 -- Second Barons' War 1264–1267 Edward I 1272-1307 Edward II 1307-1327 Edward III 1327-1377 -- Edward, the Black Prince 1330-1376 Richard II 1377-1399 *Battle of Bouvines brings an end to the Angevin empire under King John. text/html 2018-01-01T01:57:20+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://villageidiotsguideto.com/history/doku.php?id=simon_de_montfort_c1208-1265&rev=1514771840&do=diff England >> Plantagenet Simon De Montfort A French born noble, and progenitor of parliamentary democracy... The sworn confederation of seven barons - April 1258 “We, Richard of Clare, earl of Gloucester and Hertford; Roger Bigod, earl marshal and earl of Norfolk; Simon de Montfort, earl of Leicester; Peter of Savoy; Hugh Bigod; John fitz Geoffrey; and Peter of Montfort make known to all people that we have sworn on the holy gospels, and are held together by this oath, and we promise in… text/html 2019-12-08T19:02:10+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://villageidiotsguideto.com/history/doku.php?id=internal_links&rev=1575831730&do=diff Useful Links Regnal Year Calculator Convert Roman Numerals Smart JPEG and PNG compression Internet Archive Wikipedia Portal:England Portal:Middle Ages Early modern Britain Regnal years of English monarchs British America Beaufort, John, first Earl of Somerset (Dictionary of National Biography) Beaufort, John, first Earl of Somerset and Marquis of Dorset and of Somerset 1373?-1410, born about 1373, was the eldest son of John of Gaunt [see John, 1340-1399], by his … text/html 2018-01-12T14:44:01+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://villageidiotsguideto.com/history/doku.php?id=magna_carta_1215-1225&rev=1515768241&do=diff England >> Plantagenet >> First Barons' War The Great Charter Magna Carta - 15 June 1215 JOHN, by the grace of God King of England, Lord of Ireland, Duke of Normandy and Aquitaine, and Count of Anjou, to his archbishops, bishops, abbots, earls, barons, justices, foresters, sheriffs, stewards, servants, and to all his officials and loyal subjects, Greeting. text/html 2018-08-11T20:03:41+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://villageidiotsguideto.com/history/doku.php?id=henry_ii_1154-1189&rev=1534017821&do=diff England >> Angevin Henry II Henry Curtmantle King of England: 1154 to 1189 Son of Geoffrey V, Count of Anjou and Empress Matilda. Preceded by: Stephen. Succeeded by: Richard I. Henry II and his legitimate children: William, Henry, Richard, Matilda, Geoffrey, Eleanor, Joan and John [Genealogical Chronicle of the English Kings - Henry II and legitimate children] text/html 2017-12-24T22:36:55+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://villageidiotsguideto.com/history/doku.php?id=richard_of_york_1411-1460&rev=1514155015&do=diff England >> Plantagenet Richard of York - 1411-1460 3rd Duke of York Born: 21 September 1411 Died: 30 December 1460 Father: Richard of Conisburgh, 3rd Earl of Cambridge Mother: Anne de Mortimer Married: Cecily Neville Issue: Anne of York 1439-1476 Henry of York 1441, died young text/html 2018-01-16T08:39:37+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://villageidiotsguideto.com/history/doku.php?id=angevin_england&rev=1516091977&do=diff Medieval England High Middle Ages See map of the Angevin Dominions in the 12th Century. Angevin England 1154–1214* Henry II 1154-1189 Richard I 1189-1199 -- William Fitz-Osbert 1196 John 1199-1216 -- William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke *Battle of Bouvines brings an end to the Angevin empire under King John text/html 2017-12-25T15:18:51+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://villageidiotsguideto.com/history/doku.php?id=beaufort_illegitimacy&rev=1514215131&do=diff Beaufort illegitimacy: John of Gaunt, Edward III's third son, married his mistress Katherine Swynford on the 13th January 1396. Pope Boniface IX issued a Bull in September of that year, acknowledging the marriage and legitimising their four children, each surnamed Beaufort. Richard II further issued letters patent which was confirmed by parliament in February 1397. text/html 2017-12-24T22:36:09+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://villageidiotsguideto.com/history/doku.php?id=edward_iv_1442-1483&rev=1514154969&do=diff England >> Plantagenet Edward IV - 1442-1483 Born: 28 April 1442 Died: 9 April 1483 Father: Richard of York, 3rd Duke of York Mother: Cecily Neville Married: Elizabeth Woodville Issue: Elizabeth of York 1466-1503 Mary of York 1467-1482 Cecily of York 1469-1507 Edward V 1470-?1483 Margaret 1472-1472 text/html 2018-01-01T16:34:03+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://villageidiotsguideto.com/history/doku.php?id=charter_of_the_forest_1225&rev=1514824443&do=diff England >> Plantagenet Charter of the Forest - 1225 Reissue, with minor amends, of carta de foresta, 6 November 1217. Confirmed by Edward I, 1299 Edward by the Grace of God, King of England, Lord of Ireland, and Duke of Guyan, to all to whom these presents shall come, sends greeting: we have seen the charter of the Lord Henry our father, sometime King of England, concerning the Forest in these words. text/html 2018-01-13T11:24:39+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://villageidiotsguideto.com/history/doku.php?id=stewart_england&rev=1515842679&do=diff Modern England Early Modern House of Stewart 1707-1649 James I 1603-1625 Charles I 1625-1649 First Bishops' War 1639 Second Bishops' War 1640 Civil War and Interregnum 1649-1659 First Commonwealth 1642–1653 Protectorate of Oliver Cromwell 1653–1658 -- Rule of the Major-Generals 1655-1657