Posts Tagged ‘Crusade’
This is the first part of the talk Bruce MacCarthy gave at the general meeting of the New South Wales Branch on 8 February 2014.
Introduction
Today, some historians divide the Plantagenets into four distinct Royal Houses: Angevins, Plantagenets, Lancaster and York but, collectively, the Plantagenet family as they are now known formed the longest-running dynasty in British history, with 14 kings over more than 330 years from 1154 to 1485. Even if we similarly group together the Hanoverians and their successors, from George I onwards, they have so far provided only 11 kings and queens and are only in their 300th year in 2014.
In my two journeys to Europe, I have always tried to visit places with Plantagenet connections. For example, I have been to the ruins of Dürnstein Castle, where Richard I was held captive by Duke Leopold of Austria in 1192-3. In May 2008, my wife and I toured King John’s castle in Limerick. This castle was built on the orders of King John, and was completed around 1200. It is well worth a visit for the excellent historical displays. Of course, we also visited the Richard III Museum in York, when we were there in 2010, and I recall an article on this museum in your 2011 journal.
Tags: Crusade, Eleanor of Aquitaine, Henry II, Magna Carta, Richard I
