http://villageidiotsguideto.com/history/ 2026-06-10T12:40:31+00:00 http://villageidiotsguideto.com/history/ http://villageidiotsguideto.com/history/lib/exe/fetch.php?media=favicon.ico 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 2021-05-22T15:31:05+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://villageidiotsguideto.com/history/doku.php?id=anglo_saxon_england&rev=1621697465&do=diff Medieval England Early Middle Ages Anglo-Saxon England c.500–1066 Rulers of East Anglia Rulers of Mercia Rulers of Northumbria Rulers of Kent Rulers of Essex Rulers of Wessex Some key notes leading up to the formation of England as a single entity: The Heptarchy of Anglo-Saxon kingdoms (East Anglia, Mercia, Northumbria, Kent, Essex, Sussex, and Wessex) had, by the ninth century, been consolidated into four: 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 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 2017-12-25T22:42:02+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://villageidiotsguideto.com/history/doku.php?id=magna_carta_1215_1216_1217_1225_1297&rev=1514241722&do=diff England >> Plantagenet Magna Carta 1215, 1216, 1217, 1225, 1264, and 1297 1215 1216 & 1217 1225 & 1264 1297 Confirmations/affirmations: 28 Jan 1237 14 March 1265 Satute of Marlborough 1267 1297: Clauses in current legislation I, IX, and XXIX ---------- Information - Acts of Parliament/Laws/Legislation 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 2017-12-22T01:43:45+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 2023-08-22T11:35:56+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://villageidiotsguideto.com/history/doku.php?id=georgian_england&rev=1692704156&do=diff Modern England Late Modern House of Hanover 1714-1901 George I 1714-1727 George II 1727-1760 -- Frederick, Prince of Wales 1707-1751 George III 1760-1820 George IV 1820-1830 -- Charlotte, Princess of Wales 1796-1817 William IV 1830-1837 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]