Angevin

A.H. Burne describes how, 500 years ago at the Battle of Castillon, where the Great Talbot lost his life, the English crown forfeited its 300-year-old dominion over Aquitaine.

The true nature of the relationship between Henry II and his ‘turbulent priest’ Thomas Becket.

For centuries King John has been regarded as the embodiment of an evil ruler. But, says Graham E. Seel, this image is largely the creation of monastic chroniclers with an axe to grind. A close examination of contemporary records reveals a more nuanced character.

The historian’s desire for certainty is hard to square with the fragility of sources and their constant reworking by the profession. Casting a cold eye on the remaining evidence relating to the deaths of Edward II and Richard II, Ian Mortimer plots a way forward for his discipline.

Richard the Lionheart was born in Oxford on 8 September 1157.

Nicholas Vincent celebrates the founder of the Plantagenet dynasty.

Nick Barratt argues that Normandy’s loss in the reign of King John has had a far-reaching impact on Britain.

Borrowing the money to hire 3,000 mercenaries, Henry crossed the Channel in a howling gale on 6 January 1153.

Arthur of Brittany was captured on August 1st, 1202.