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Jun 27, 2024 · Under torture, they confessed to the affair on April 19, 1314. Margaret and Blanche were imprisoned in the Château Gaillard fortress in Normandy.
4 days ago · In 1359, he married firstly his third cousin, the great heiress Blanche of Lancaster, descended from the 1st Earl of Lancaster, a younger son of King Henry III. By Blanche he had issue: Henry of Bolingbroke, who became King Henry IV, having seized the throne from his first cousin King Richard II.
3 days ago · Blanche's daughter, Joan, was queen regnant of Navarre and queen consort of France through her marriage to Philip IV. Edmund's son Thomas became the most powerful nobleman in England, adding to his inheritance the earldoms of Lincoln and Salisbury through his marriage to the heiress of Henry de Lacy, 3rd Earl of Lincoln.
Jun 15, 2024 · Rebellious barons invited Prince Louis (later Louis VIII), the son of the aforementioned Philip Augustus, to invade England and overthrow John. How did Louis claim the throne? Jure uxoris, by right of his wife. Louis’s wife, Blanche of Castile, was the granddaughter of Henry II and John’s niece.
Jun 27, 2024 · Jane falls in love with Rochester, though he is expected to marry the snobbish and socially prominent Blanche Ingram. Rochester eventually reciprocates Jane’s feelings and proposes marriage.
2 days ago · The rebel barons responded by inviting the French prince Louis to lead them: Louis had a claim to the English throne by virtue of his marriage to Blanche of Castile, a granddaughter of Henry II. Philip may have provided him with private support but refused to openly support Louis, who was excommunicated by Innocent for taking part in ...
1 day ago · Published: July 5, 2024 9:34am EDT. Rachel Reeves has made history by becoming the UK’s first female chancellor of the exchequer, bringing with her a significant promise for change in economic ...
